Item Description
Original Items: One-of-a-kind set!
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the NAVY CROSS to CORPORAL ROBERT B. SALSBERRY, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For extraordinary heroism while serving as a Squad Leader, in Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Seoul, Korea, on 26 September 1950. Although six members of his group became casualties and he, himself, suffered serious wounds when his squad was cut off from the rest of the company and pinned down by an intense barrage of enemy small-arms and machine-gun fire, Corporal Salsberry remained with the wounded and single-handedly held off the enemy for seven hours until friendly reinforcements arrived to assist him and evacuate the dead and wounded Marines. By his outstanding courage, daring initiative and selfless devotion to duty in the face of almost insuperable odds, Corporal Salsberry upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
Marine Corps Corporal Robert Salsberry served in both World War Two and the Korean War, this collection of medals and documents belonged to him and includes the following items:
- Original Navy Cross (not engraved) with original Navy Cross case in original cardboard storage box.
- Original Navy Cross Medal Citation signed by Francis Patrick Matthews the Secretary of the Navy from 1949 to 1951.
- Original photo of Corporal Salsberry receiving the Navy Cross.
- Original Purple Heart Medal.
- Original Medal Ribbon Bars.
- Original Korean Service Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original WWII Victory Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original National Defense Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original United Nations Korea Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original Army of Occupation Medal.
- Original WWII Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal.
- Original WWII American Campaign Medal.
- Original Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
The Navy Cross, Citation, Photo, Purple Heart Medal Bars and Korean Camping Medal are all framed, the other remains pieces are also include but not framed. A fantastic rare medal set to a Marine Corps WWII Veteran and recipient of the Navy Cross for actions in the Korean War!
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the NAVY CROSS to CORPORAL ROBERT B. SALSBERRY, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For extraordinary heroism while serving as a Squad Leader, in Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Seoul, Korea, on 26 September 1950. Although six members of his group became casualties and he, himself, suffered serious wounds when his squad was cut off from the rest of the company and pinned down by an intense barrage of enemy small-arms and machine-gun fire, Corporal Salsberry remained with the wounded and single-handedly held off the enemy for seven hours until friendly reinforcements arrived to assist him and evacuate the dead and wounded Marines. By his outstanding courage, daring initiative and selfless devotion to duty in the face of almost insuperable odds, Corporal Salsberry upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
Marine Corps Corporal Robert Salsberry served in both World War Two and the Korean War, this collection of medals and documents belonged to him and includes the following items:
- Original Navy Cross (not engraved) with original Navy Cross case in original cardboard storage box.
- Original Navy Cross Medal Citation signed by Francis Patrick Matthews the Secretary of the Navy from 1949 to 1951.
- Original photo of Corporal Salsberry receiving the Navy Cross.
- Original Purple Heart Medal.
- Original Medal Ribbon Bars.
- Original Korean Service Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original WWII Victory Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original National Defense Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original United Nations Korea Medal with original cardboard box.
- Original Army of Occupation Medal.
- Original WWII Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal.
- Original WWII American Campaign Medal.
- Original Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
The Navy Cross, Citation, Photo, Purple Heart Medal Bars and Korean Camping Medal are all framed, the other remains pieces are also include but not framed. A fantastic rare medal set to a Marine Corps WWII Veteran and recipient of the Navy Cross for actions in the Korean War!
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