OMSA AUCTION 2021 Crowne Plaza Hotel – Milwaukee Airport 6401 South 13th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53221 Thursday, August 5, 2021 Pre-Sale Viewing – 6:00 p.m. Auction – 7:15 p.m. AUCTION RULES Primary Rule The first and foremost rule of this auction is to HAVE FUN! Bid High and Bid Often All proceeds from the sale benefit YOUR Society and will go to the OMSA General Fund, to be specifically used for the direct benefit of members, such as for research grants, publications and/or future convention enhancements. This is a Live Auction Only Only those OMSA members registered for the 2021 Convention may bid in the sale. Buyers must be physically present at the auction and must use the numbered bidder card assigned to them during the Convention registration process. No Buyer’s Premium If the lot is knocked down to you, what you bid is what you pay. All Items Sold to the Highest Bidder The Auctioneer has the sole discretion to conduct the sale and determine the highest bidder. In the event of any dispute, his decision will be final. Everything is sold “As is, Where is” Although all lots have been described in good faith, there are no guarantees as to description accuracy, item authenticity or condition. Once lots are sold there will be no refunds or returns, therefore all items should be physically inspected prior to the sale. Payment and Collection No lots will be released the night of the sale, but rather must be paid for and collected on Friday morning at the Convention Registration Tables between 9 a.m. and Noon. Payment in U.S. dollars accepted by cash, check or credit card (Master Card or Visa only). LOTS TO BE SOLD 1. BOOKS - Lot of 3 of British Interest: 1. British Gallantry Awards by J.M.A Tamplin & P.E. Abbott. 2. Korea 1950-1953 Prisoners of War of the British Army. Compiled by Peter Gaston. 3. The Ri?le Volunteers by Ray Westlake. 2. USA – Lot of 4: 1. Distinguished Service Cross on crimp brooch by Graco GI, in named Arrow case of issue with lapel button. 2. Silver Star Medal, modern strike on pinback brooch. 3. Legion of Merit, OfTicer, crimp brooch LIGI. 4. Army Commendation Medal. All unnamed and in very good or better condition. 3. WORLDWIDE MEDALS – Lot of 3 + Ribbon: 1. Thailand - Freedom Medal, second class (without ribbon device). 2. Austria - Franz Josef Order, Knight’s Cross (no ribbon). 3. Bronze Medallion of Queen Maria Theresia, 1st of May, 1888. Plus two lengths of grand cross sash ribbon (one is Thailand Order of the White Elephant). 4. ROMANIA – 40th Anniversary Medal of the Communist Revolution, 1921-1961, in case of issue, with ribbon bar. 5. GREAT BRITAIN – British Army Belt Buckle, Victorian Era, with motto “Dieu Et Mon Droit.” 6. USA – Lot of 3: 1. Distinguished Flying Cross, on sewn brooch with oak leaf cluster, named to “R. R. Renouf” 2. Air Crew Wings, Tirst type, clutch back, unmarked 3. Silver Pin, USAF Volunteer FS, marked .925 Silver. 7. SOVIET UNION – Lot of 8 Medals: 1. Mounted group of four: Veterans of Labor Medal, 1974; 20th Anniversary of the Victory of WWII, 1945-1965; 30th Anniversary of Victory of WWII, 1945-1975; 40th Anniversary of WWII, 1945-1985. 2. Defense of Stalingrad Medal, WWII era manufacture on proper suspension. 3. Veterans of Labor Medal, 1974 (x 3). 8. JAPAN – Japanese Red Cross Society Golden Order of Merit Medal, on ladies’ ribbon, in case of issue, with lapel rosette. 9. GERMANY – Third Reich – Lot of 2: War Service Crosses, 2nd Class, without swords, (x2). Late-war types in zinc, both together on a length of Mother’s Cross ribbon, both medals are oxidized. 10. BOOKS – Lot of 3 of British Interest: Rollcall: The Delville Wood Story by Ian Uys. 2. The Annals of the King’s Royal Ri?le Corps Volume VI by Giles Mills & Roger Nixon. 3. The Irish Guards in the Great War by Rudyard Kipling (modern reprint). 11. VIETNAM INTEREST – Lot of 3: 1. South Vietnam – Cross of Gallantry, a Vietnamese-made piece on correct ribbon with two (2) star devices. 2. Medallion “Peace in Vietnam 1973” Obverse features shaking hands and dove of Peace. Reverse features a reunited family and “Our Boys are Home” by Medallic Arts Co. New York, bronze. 3. U.S. Combat Medic Badge – Vietnamese-made piece. 12. VENEZUELA- Order of Francisco Miranda, Grand Cross, First Class, sash badge and full sash. 2 13. BOOKS – Lot of 3 of British Interest: 1. The Bantams. 2. History of the Cambridge University Of?icers Training Corps by Hew Strachen. 3. For the Sake of Example: Capital Courts Martial 1914-18, the Truth by Anthony Babbington. 14. USA – Large lot of 18+ Medals and Badges, including Veterans of Foreign Wars, Womens’ Relief Corps, several Grand Army of the Republic items, including 61st Annual Encampment - 1927, Sons of Union Veterans, U.S. Indian Police Badge (copy, minus pin), NY National Guard Recruiting Medal, Illinois State Fair 1905 Gen. John McNulta commemorating valor of soldiers 1861-1865, 1898-1901; IOF LBC medal; Polish Teachers’ Union badge, Raymond Washington. 15. USA – Lot of 2: 1. American Legion “La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Cheveux” (“40 and 8”) Medal with Tive bars and top brooch bar on ribbon: “Voyageur Militaire”, “Garde de la Porte”, “Conducteur”, “Aumonair”, “Chef de Gare”. 2. Same as last, minus top brooch bar, with single bar on ribbon: “Voyageur Militaire”. 16. BOOKS – Lot of 2 of Irish Interest: The Presbyterian Church of Ireland: Roll of Honour 1914-1919. Imperial War Museum publication. 2. The Irish Regiments 1683-1999 by R. G. Harris. 3. 17. FRANCE (Colonial) – Order of the Black Star of Benin, Knight’s badge, silver & enamels, without ribbon. 18. GREAT BRITAIN – Lot of 4 Copy Decorations: 1. George Cross 2. Distinguished Flying Cross 3. Air Force Cross, George VI, 4. Air Force Medal, George VI. All marked “COPY” and on correct ribbons. 19. BOOKS – Lot of 3 of British Interest. 1. Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade by Roy Dutton (Revised Edition). 2. Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Heavy Brigade by Roy Dutton. 3. Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman by Roy Dutton. 20. USA – Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII, numbered “17x256”. Planchet only, no suspender bar, ribbon or brooch. “Split” number 17x256 straddles the propeller tip. 21. PHILIPPINES – Lot of 2: 1. Jolo Campaign Medal by El Oro, in crushed box of issue with ribbon bar and lapel pin. 2. Philippine Independence Medal, July 4, 1946, U.S. made. 22. USA – WWI Victory Medal with two bars: “VITTORIO-VENETO”, “Defensive Sector”, on original ribbon and wrap brooch. First bar scarce. 23. USA – Lot of 9 Medals: 1. WWI Victory Medal, no bar, original ribbon and brooch. Army Good Conduct Medal (x 4), all unnamed on original ribbons and sewn brooches. WWII Asiatic-PaciTic Campaign Medal, on original ribbon with crimp brooch. WWII American Campaign Medal (x 2), on original ribbons with crimp brooches, and National Defense Medal. 24. USA- Lot of 3: 1. Civil War Campaign Medal – U.S. Army, modern strike on crimp brooch, with ring suspension. 2. WWI Victory Medal, on original ribbon and brooch. 3. U.S. Naval Reserve Faithful Service Medal, original issue, on U.S. mint brooch with stiff ribbon. 3 25. PAKISTAN- Lot of 3: 1. Independence Medal, 1947 (Times 2), named: 2204496 L/NK (Lance Naik) “Nazir Ahmed”, R.P.E., on correct ribbon. 2. Named: 3235298 Naik “Ahmed Khan Baluch R., no ribbon. 3. Pakistan Republic Medal, 23rd March, 1956, unnamed as issued, with correct ribbon. 26. GREAT BRITAIN- Order of the British Empire - Commander (Military), Type 2 with full length neck ribbon, in Garrard & Co. Ltd., in case of issue embossed “C.B.E. MILY”, silver gilt and enamels, excellent condition. 27. SOUTH AFRICA- Family group of four medals: British War Medal named to: M. A. Bosch, 5th S. A. M. R. (South African Mounted RiTles) and son’s group of three: 1939-45 Star, War Medal 1939-45 and Africa Service Medal, all impressed: “572118 W.C. Bosch”. All on correct ribbons. 28. BOOKS – Lot of 2 British & Canadian WW1 Interest: 1. Leaving All That Was Dear: Cheltenham and the Great War by G. Sacker. 2. Gallant Canadians: The Story of the Tenth Canadian Infantry Battalion 1914-1919 by Daniel G. Dancocks. 29. USA – Lot of 2: 1. Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal, 50th Anniversary, in velvet lined case. 2. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 100th Anniversary Medal, December 4th, 1999, Philadelphia, PA, in embossed case of issue. 30. USA – United Spanish War Veterans Medal for the 26th Anniversary of Cuban Independence and 30th Encampment of the USWV held in Havana, Cuba and worn by a nurse. Medal has bronze “Nurse” device on ribbon with pinback brooch named “Holland”. With photocopied research on Emma Holland (1862-1953). Graduated from Illinois Training School for Nurses, Class of 1892. She was a contract nurse for the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in the Spanish American War. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery. 31. USA – Lot of 3 Medals of the Selective Service System. 1. Distinguished Service Medal. 2. Exceptional Service Medal. 3. Meritorious Service Medal. All of modern manufacture. 32. BOOK – Kitüntetések A. Magyar Köztarsaságban / Decorations in the Hungarian Republic by Kossuth Könyvkiado. 33. GREAT BRITAIN – Victorian badge, Second Warwickshire, Twenty-Fourth Foot, bronze, uncertain period of manufacture. 34. USA – Lot of 5 Medals. 1. Distinguished Flying Cross; 2. U.S. Naval Reserve Faithful Service Medal, WWII Era Issue on full-wrap brooch; 3.