US Navy Good Conduct & Traceable Yangtze Service Medal Group to Machinist Mate William A. Marth was born in Lynden, WA, on December 10, 1900. He enlisted in the Navy on December 21, 1920 in Seattle, Washington. At the completion of his first enlistment, he was awarded this Navy Good Conduct Medal on December 20, 1924. He reenlisted on January 6, 1925 and was briefly stationed aboard the USS Nitro before being assigned to the USS Sicard (destroyer). Sicard began frequently patrolling Chinese waters due to the fighting which accompanied Chiang Kai-shek’s and the Kuomintang’s Northern Expedition against Chinese warlords. Her service in the Yangtze Patrol included stints in October 1926, from March to May 1927, in June 1927, and from July to August 1927. In 1928, Marth transferred to the USS Henderson and the USS Argonne before completing his enlistment in January 1929. He was then award led a second award to the Navy Conduct Medal (clasp engraved “USS Argonne”). Marth the reenlisted a second time in April 1929, serving aboard USS Rigel, USS Holland, USS Louisville, USS Rolland and USS Mahopac. In 1933, he received the third award of the Navy Good Conduct Medal (clasp engraved “1933”) before extending his reenlistment for 3 additional years. Group includes (1) Wrap Brooch Navy Good Conduct Medal, officially hand engraved CSC / 719137 /William / Albert Marth / U. / Doyen #280 / 20 Dec. 1924″ with two pin-back bars: -1st Bar: officially engraved “U. Argonne” on the obverse and “C. 1929″ on the reverse -2nd Bar: officially engraved on the observe “1933” and “William Albert Marth” on the reverse (2) Wrap Brooch Navy Yangtze Service Medal “Mno. 5037, which traces to Marth. (3) Veterans of Foreign Wars Medal (5) 1/2 Pin-Back Navy Good Conduct & Yangtze Service Medal Ribbon Bar All pieces retain their original ribbons. Group comes with a complete color photocopy of Marth’s Service Record, including copies of the transmittal letter for the Yangtze Medal. I have pulled select pages and shown in the listing; there are 15+ additional pages. Please see the detailed photographs for the condition of the medals. All sales in the United States or Canada. Check out my other medals and other militaria items.
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Group of US Navy medals to Machinists Mate 1st Class William A. Please note that ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS and PHOTOS are NOT included with the medals. US Navy Good Conduct Medal Officially named and dated 1924, with two bars. The top bar is engraved USS Argonne and on the reverse CSC 79137, 5 Jan 1929. Note that this CSC number matches the one on the medal. The lower bar is dated 1933 and is engraved on the reverse William Albert Marth. The medal has the original ribbon and the narrow full wrap brooch that was unique to the USN GCM in the 1920s. US Navy Yangtze Service Medal, officially numbered on the rim, M. 5037, with original ribbon and full wrap brooch. Issue of this medal is confirmed by number by several documents in Marths service file. Marths qualifying service for the medal was on the destroyer USS Sicard from 1926 to 1927. The Yangtze Service Medal was authorized by Navy Department General Order No. It was designed by John R. Sinnock, Chief Engraver of the US Mint, and was struck by the Mint at Philadelphia in 1933. The obverse design features a Chinese junk at half sail and the legend Yangtze Service. It was awarded to sailors of the Asiatic Fleet, serving on the Yangtze River and at Shanghai, China. The period of eligible service for the medal was September 1926 to October 1927 and March 1930 to December 1932. Also included is a VFW medal and a ribbon bar. The VFW medal was obtained with the other two above but I dont have any records to document Marths membership in the organization. Ive seen records from the 1930s that indicated that being the recipient of a Yangtze Service Medal entitled a veteran to membership in the VFW. Included with the medals is a color COPY of 26 pages from Marths Navy service file. It summarizes all of his service from 1920 until his retirement in 1940. He did not serve in the Navy during WWII. These records were scanned at the Military Personnel Records Center in St. Please note that NO ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS OR PHOTOS are included with the medals. You will receive color copies of the ones shown. Terms of sale: This medal is unconditionally guaranteed as original. The item “US Navy Good Conduct & Yangtze Service Medals, USS Sicard in China” is in sale since Thursday, September 22, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “uswv1898″ and is located in Santa Monica, California. This item can be shipped to United States.