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2= ARMY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS~ EXF. ~9-00 90,,00 3" LEGION OF MERIT9 COMe’LANDER WITH CRAVAT, EXF° 4. LEalON OF MERIT, OFFICER, EXF. W/BROKEN CLASP 20°00

30°00 9" NAVY & MARINE CORPS MEDAL, EXF. 6° ARMY D.5.C., 1ST FRENCH TYPE W/NO OAK LEAVESs. SCARCE EXF. 39o00

7° BRONZE STAR, CASED COMPLETE NAMED TO JMc, EXF° 19o00

8° AIR MEDAL, 2 OAK LEAVES CLUSTERS, EXFo CASED AND COMPLETE 19o00

9° SOLDIERIS MEDAL CASED AND COMPLETE, MINT 19o00 10o00 10. PURPLE HEART, VF°, NAME REMOVED & CASED COMPLETE

11. MEDAL OF FREEDOM, ERE. 30"00

12. SILVER STAR, ERE. & NAMED 29o00

1~. LEGION OF MERIT, OFFICER, EXF.. 29.00

14. MEDAL FOR HUMANE ACTION (RERLIN AIRLIFT), MINT 19.00 10o00 1~° ARMY COMMENDATION, MINT 10.00 16. NAVY COMMENDATION, MINT 10.00 17o ARMED FORCES RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, MINT it it , it 10.00 18. It , AIR FORCE . u 19. it , ARMY , |! 10.00 8.00 20,. NAVY GOOD CONDUCT, EXF.,, NAMED

21 NAVY RESERVE FAITHFUL SERVICE, EXF. 29,00 22. NAVY CIVIL WAR, MINT 12°90 6.00 23° NAVY EXPEDITIONS, EXF. 6°00 24. NAVY SPANISH CAMPAIGN, EXF. 6°00 29° NAVY YANGTZE SERVICE, EXF.

26. NAVY WEST INDIES CAMPAIGN, U°S.Sa tV~ASSACHUSETTS W//2 BARS

SANTIAGO JUNE 16 & JUNE 6, NAMED. 40.00 10.00 27. UoS~M.C. PHILIPPINES #RD, NO CLASP 10000 28. U°S,M°C° HAITI 19!~ MINT 10.00 29. ARMY CIVIL WAR, MINT 30‘ ARMY WAR WITH SPAIN, #’RD. 10.00 IO.OO 51. SPANISH WAR SERVICE, #’RD, EXF. 32. MEXICAN BORDER, #RD, EXF. IO.0O 10.00 ~3° PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION~ ~’RD, EXF. 10°00 ~-+° CUBAN PACIFICATION, ~RD, EXF. 6.00 39" CUBAN OCCUPATION, EXF. 36. {~EXICAN SERVICE 1911, EXF. 6.00

38. W.W.1 VICTORY MEDAL W//9 BARS, EXF., NO CLASP 9.00

]9- ARMY ~OOO CONDUCT, NAMED, EXF. 9°00 tt , MINT 40° it It 2°00

#1. WAR WITH SPAIN, EXF. 9000

42. ARMY GOOD CONDUCT, VF 1.90

J~. AMERICAN CAMPAIGN~ ~ PCBo, AVERAGE EXF. 9.00

’4-4. ASIATIC PACIFIC, ~ PCS°, ALL WITH STARS, AVERAGE E~F° 9.00 9.O0 J~9" AMERICAN DEFENSE, ~ PC8, AVERAGE F..XF. I.I.6. EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN, 2 PCS. W/STAR & 1 ARROWHEAD, EXF. 6.00

47, W°W° 2 VICTORY MEDAL, 4 PCS°, MINT 8°O0

48. I1 it SELECTIVE SERVICE MEDAL, EXF. 6.00

49" MISSOURI NATIL. GUARD WAR WITH SPAIN, EXF. 9°00

9o00 .DO.91° NEW YORK W.W.1 VICTORY MEDAL #RD, EXF. it it NATIL° GUARD 4 YR. MARKSMAN, EXF° 9oDD

92. MERCHANT MARINE W.W° 2 VICTORY, EXF. 10.00

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CHIEF AND OFFICER, 14 BRONZE CAMP° STARS, 2 BRONZE ARROWHEADS~

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LEGIONAIRES & 4 U.S° MEDALS WITHOUT RIBBONS OR CLASPS. CURRENT

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