Named 1934-1938 Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal N100544 Harry C. Hall +research
United States Marine Corps Corporal Harry C. Hall was born in Pennsylvania in 1908. Hall enlisted in the Marine Corps as a Private in Jan. Of 1934 at the Headquarters Detachment, Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. In March 1934 Hall was attending Sea School at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA. Maryland, & the U. From New York to the Panama Canal Zone. In March of 1936 Hall was promoted to Private 1st Class. By July 1937 Hall was stationed at the League Island Pennsylvania where he reenlisted Jan. 13th 1938 & was hen promoted to Corporal in June 1938. He served with the General Service Unit , 4th Reserve District, Navy Yard, PA. Throughout 1940 & World War II. He was issued this Good Conduct Medal No. Hall passed away Oct. 26th 1976 at 68 years old. He is buried at the Mercer County, Shenango Valley Cemetery. RIBBON DRAPE TESTED UV NEGATIVE. The Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal was established on 20 July 1896. The medal was originally a ribbon and medal suspended from a clasp bearing the words U. The clasp was eliminated after WWII and the medal has remained unchanged in appearance since that time. Since its inception in 1896, the name of the recipient was engraved by hand on the reverse side of the medal until stamping the name on the medal began during World War II (numbered on the rim) and was done completely by 1951. In 1953, the Marine Corps adopted bronze and silver 3/16-inch service stars to denote additional awards of the Good Conduct Medal, replacing enlistment bars showing each honorable period of service. Since 10 December 1954, members of the Marine Corps must have three consecutive years of honorable and faithful service in order to be eligible for the medal. The Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal is affectionately nicknamed, “The Good Cookie” by Marines. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you! The item “NAMED 1934-1938 MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL N100544 HARRY C. HALL +RESEARCH” is in sale since Thursday, December 07, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “medal_mulisha_store” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.