Medals, Military
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| Object Name: | Medals, Military |
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| Category: | Achievement Symbols |
| Accession Number: | 1999.27.3 |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1945-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1955-12-31 |
| Description: | A series of twelve attributed American military medals, each individually mounted: .1 United Nations Service Medal, Korea; .2 Bronze Star Medal; .3 Korean Service Medal 1950-1953; .4 Republic of Korea Service Medal 1950-53; .5 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, 1941-1945; .6 World War II Victory Medal ; .7 American Campaign Medal 1941-1945; .8 Army Occupation Service Medal, 1945-55; .9 Army Good Conduct Medal; .10 National Defence Service Medal; .11 Armed Forces Reserve Medal (for 10 years honourable service); .12 Army Commendation medal (authorized 1945); With two separate ribbon bars with three ribbons each - .13 has ribbons for American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal; .14 has ribbons for Army of Occupation Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal |
| Narrative: | Items belonged to Lt.Col. Thomas Leon, a native Halifax, NS who moved to the USA and enlisted there. Donor is the niece of Lt.Col. Leon. Donor indicated that medals of additional family member are may be in Museums possession (1. WWI Medal group belonging to TWC Lean (Grandfather of Donor) donated by Elizabeth Leon; 2. Possibly WWII and Korea medal group belonging to George Leon (uncle of donor, son of TWC Leon) donated by Diane Auvigne or through a Calgary Military Museum; 3. Possibly WWII and Korean medal group belonging to Gordon Roy Leon (Uncle of donor, son of T.W.C. Leon), donated by Diane Auvigne or through a Calgary Military Museum.) |
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| Institution City: | Halifax |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |