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ORIGINAL! RARE! WW2 U.S. MARINE CORPS CONGRESS. MEDAL OF HONOR, NAVY CROSS, DIST. SERV. MEDAL PHOTOGRAPH 1943
WARTIME! WW2 NAVY, MARINE CORPS , COAST GUARD CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, NAVY CROSS, DISTINGUISHEDSERVICE MEDAL PHOTO FROMFEBRUARY 20, 1943. NEWSWIRE PHOTOGRAPH.
ORIGINAL NEWSWIRE SLUG ON THE REVERSE:
(EDITORS; THIS IS ONE OF A SERIES OF THREE
COMBOS ON U.S. MILITARY DECORATIONS.)
FOR THE BREASTS OF HEROES
THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR AND TWO OTHER
DECORATIONS FOR HEROISM ARE SHOWN ABOVE. THE
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL (AS CURRENTLY USED BY THE
NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD, BUT NOT THE
ARMY) IS THE NATION'S HIGHEST RANKING DECORATION•
THIS ONE IS CALLED THE "OLO STYLE! MEDAL WITH
A LONG 'NECK' RIBBON OF LIGHT BLUE• THE NAVY
CROSS (CENTER) IS AWARDED IN THE MARINES AND
COAST GUARD AS WELL AS THE NAVY• THE DISTIN-
GUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (RIGHT) IS THE VERSION
USED BE FROM NANE ACON E SUARO AND MARINES, AND
DIFFERS FROM THE D.S.M.
ASSOCIATED PRESS. PHOTO
GD 2/20/43 3:53P WX: 144
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EXTREMELYFINE FOR ITS 81+ YEARS WITH SOME LIGHT HANDLING
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DIMENSIONS: 6 1/8" x 8 15/16"
THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY
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