Named US Navy Good Conduct/WW1/WW2 Medal Group to a Chief Aviation Ordnanceman

Description: PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE SEE ALL PICS SALE SEE OUR STORE PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD PLEASE SEE STORE LOT MORE --COMBINE SHIPPING SAVE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ This is a United States Navy Good Conduct/WW1/WW2 medal group to a Chief Aviation Ordnanceman. The group includes a US Navy WW1 Victory medal. It has the original full wrapped, flat swivel locking clasp brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon does show wear at the folds but it holds the PATROL bar and hangs the planchet. The planchet is in good condition but does show some light spots on the obverse and reverse. Includes the Navy Good Conduct medal, that has the original full wrapped barrel locking clasp brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon does show some wear at the top near the brooch, but it still hangs the planchet. The planchet is in very good condition and the reverse is officially engraved "MILES/KINGSLEY/AGER/1933". Includes the American Defense Service medal that has the original WW2 type slot brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon is in very good condition. The planchet is also in very good condition but there are a few light spots on the reverse. Includes the American Campaign medal, that has the original crimp brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon does show some light wear at the top near the brooch. The planchet is in very good condition. Includes the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal that has the original crimp brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon is in very good condition. The planchet does show some dark spots on both the obverse and reverse. Includes the WW2 Victory medal, that has the original WW2 type slot brooch, and original ribbon. The ribbon does show some light stains on the front. The planchet is in good condition but does show a fair amount of pitting to both the obverse and reverse. Includes the 1921 Republic of Chili medal for a US Navy visit. The planchet is missing a ribbon and brooch, but is in very good condition. Includes the 1925 Australian Participation Cruise medal which is in very good condition.. This medal group was awarded and issued to Chief Aviation Ordnanceman (CAO) Miles Kingsley Ager. Mr. Ager was born in Chehalis, Washington, on April 23, 1895. He first joined the Navy in June of 1915, at Puget Sound Naval Yard. After basic training at San Francisco Naval Training Center he was assigned to the USS Pittsburgh and served with the AEF, earning the WW1 Victory with Patrol clasp. He was Commended by by his Commanding Officer, in October, November of 1918, for volunteering to work during the influenza epidemic. He did reenlist many times, and in 1919 was honorably discharged from the USS Pittsburgh at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but reenisted on board . When Pearl Harbor was attacked he was assigned to the Norden Bombsight factory in New York, and later was assigned to he USS Yorktown as Leading Chief Ordnanceman. He was released from active duty in March of 1945 at Seattle, WA, and eventually retired in May of 1945. He died on August 5, 1961, at Lincoln County, Oregon, and is buried at the Willamette National Cemetery, in Portland, OR. I will include at least 10 pages of copies of his military records as provided by the St. Louis archives not all pages shown in Ebay ad), a 1 page copy of his Navy muster roll notice, a copy of his cemetery interment application, and a copy of a picture of his headstone.

Price: 299.99 USD

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

End Time: 2024-12-01T22:31:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.5 USD