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Original Items: One-of-a-kind Collection. United States Marine Corps Service Member Ernest E. Short served before, during, and after World War Two. The medals and pins in this set belonged to him and include:
- Original USMC Good Conduct Medal with original ribbon and 2nd Enlistment bar, the medal is engraved:
No. 93948
Ernest E. Short
1st Enlistment
Feb 1930-1934
- Original Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with rim number No. 6656 and Wake Island Device Campaign Bar. The Wake Island Device is an award device of the United States military which is presented as a campaign clasp to both the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals.
The Wake Island Device is authorized for any sailor or marine who was awarded the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal due to service during the defense of Wake Island during the opening days of U.S. involvement in the Second World War. To be awarded the Wake Island Device, a service member must have been awarded either the Navy Expeditionary Medal, or the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, and must have served on Wake Island between the dates of December 7 and December 22, 1941.
The Wake Island Device is worn as a campaign clasp, inscribed with the words “Wake Island”, centered on the upper portion of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. When wearing the Expeditionary Medal as a ribbon, the Wake Island Device is annotated by a silver “W” device, centered on the decoration.
This medal is a military award of the United States Marine Corps. It was established on 8 May 1919 as the Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon. A full-sized medal was authorized on 1 March 1921 by Presidential Order of Warren G. Harding. The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is therefore one of the oldest medals of the United States military which is still issued to active duty personnel.
- A second Wake Island Device Clasp unissued in tissue paper.
- Original 1930 Yangtze Service Medal with rim number No. 2575. The is Yangtze Service Medal decoration of the United States military which was created in 1930 for presentation to members of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps (and to a lesser extent, members of the United States Army). The Yangtze Service Medal is awarded for service in the Yangtze River Valley between the dates of September 3, 1926 and December 31, 1932, a period of significant unrest in the region. The decoration may also be awarded for those military service members who served on permanent duty in Shanghai, China, provided such service was in direct support of landing operations in the Yangtze River Valley (e.g. Nanking incident of 1927). The Yangtze Service Medal was declared obsolete in 1940 when it was replaced by the China Service Medal.
- Medal Ribbon bars with Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Ribbon and Wake Island W device, USMC Good Conduct Medal Ribbon with Star, Yangtze Service Medal Ribbon with Star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Ribbon with campaign star, American defense medal Ribbon, American Campaign Medal Ribbon, Korean Service Medal Ribbon with two stars, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal Ribbon, USMC Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon Bar with Star.
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- American Defense Medal in Original Cardboard Box with BASE clasp.
- American Theatre Campaign Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- National Defense Service Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- United Nations Korean Service Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- USN Fleet Reserve Association enamel pin.
- US Navy 30 Year Civilian Service enamel pin
- Marine Corps Honorable Discharge enamel pin.
- U.S. Marine Corps expert medal with Auto Rifle, Bayonet, Pistol devices.
- Gum Inc, War Gum, 1941, #10 Defense of Wake Island card in excellent condition.
- Original USMC Good Conduct Medal with original ribbon and 2nd Enlistment bar, the medal is engraved:
No. 93948
Ernest E. Short
1st Enlistment
Feb 1930-1934
- Original Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with rim number No. 6656 and Wake Island Device Campaign Bar. The Wake Island Device is an award device of the United States military which is presented as a campaign clasp to both the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals.
The Wake Island Device is authorized for any sailor or marine who was awarded the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal due to service during the defense of Wake Island during the opening days of U.S. involvement in the Second World War. To be awarded the Wake Island Device, a service member must have been awarded either the Navy Expeditionary Medal, or the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, and must have served on Wake Island between the dates of December 7 and December 22, 1941.
The Wake Island Device is worn as a campaign clasp, inscribed with the words “Wake Island”, centered on the upper portion of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. When wearing the Expeditionary Medal as a ribbon, the Wake Island Device is annotated by a silver “W” device, centered on the decoration.
This medal is a military award of the United States Marine Corps. It was established on 8 May 1919 as the Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon. A full-sized medal was authorized on 1 March 1921 by Presidential Order of Warren G. Harding. The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is therefore one of the oldest medals of the United States military which is still issued to active duty personnel.
- A second Wake Island Device Clasp unissued in tissue paper.
- Original 1930 Yangtze Service Medal with rim number No. 2575. The is Yangtze Service Medal decoration of the United States military which was created in 1930 for presentation to members of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps (and to a lesser extent, members of the United States Army). The Yangtze Service Medal is awarded for service in the Yangtze River Valley between the dates of September 3, 1926 and December 31, 1932, a period of significant unrest in the region. The decoration may also be awarded for those military service members who served on permanent duty in Shanghai, China, provided such service was in direct support of landing operations in the Yangtze River Valley (e.g. Nanking incident of 1927). The Yangtze Service Medal was declared obsolete in 1940 when it was replaced by the China Service Medal.
- Medal Ribbon bars with Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Ribbon and Wake Island W device, USMC Good Conduct Medal Ribbon with Star, Yangtze Service Medal Ribbon with Star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Ribbon with campaign star, American defense medal Ribbon, American Campaign Medal Ribbon, Korean Service Medal Ribbon with two stars, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal Ribbon, USMC Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon Bar with Star.
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- American Defense Medal in Original Cardboard Box with BASE clasp.
- American Theatre Campaign Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- National Defense Service Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- United Nations Korean Service Medal in Original Cardboard Box.
- USN Fleet Reserve Association enamel pin.
- US Navy 30 Year Civilian Service enamel pin
- Marine Corps Honorable Discharge enamel pin.
- U.S. Marine Corps expert medal with Auto Rifle, Bayonet, Pistol devices.
- Gum Inc, War Gum, 1941, #10 Defense of Wake Island card in excellent condition.
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