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United States. A Medalbar containing: United States Navy Good Conduct Medal with one silver star device, bronze gilt, measuring 32.5mm, on original ribbon with single silver star, light contact marks, very fine condition; American Defense Medal, bronze gilt, measuring 32mm, on original ribbon, very small nicks to edge, near extremely fine condition; American Campaign medal, bronze, measures 32mm, on original ribbon, slight contact to reverse, near extremely fine condition; European African Middle Eastern Campaign with two silver star devices, bronze gilt, measures 32mm, on original ribbon with two silver stars, very little contact, extremely fine condition, medal bar presents to vertical pins on the reverse with pinch pin ties, measuring 106mm, overall very fine condition; Medalbar containing: WWII Victory Medal, bronze gilt, measures 36mm, slight contact to obverse knee, small stains on reverse, very fine condition, Occupation Service Medal, bronze gilt, measures 32mm, on original ribbon, light edge bruising, very fine condition; National Defense Medal, bronze, measures 32mm, on original ribbon, very fine condition, entire medalbar presents two vertical pins on the reverse with pinch pin ties, measuring 108mm, overall very fine condition; United States Navy Good Conduct Medal, bronze, measures 32mm, reverse engraved JAMES WESLEY WHEELER 1937, on original ribbon with brooch pinback, light wear, very fine condition; United STates Navy Good Conduct Medal with 1933 and 1941 bars, bronze, measures 32mm, reverse engraved C.S.C 81414 JAMES W. WHEELER. U.S. NAV. AIR. STA. PENSACOLA FLA 17 AUG 1929, on original ribbon with two bars both reverses engraved JAMES WESLEY WHEELER, ribbon very worn, dark patina on obverse, near very fine condition; WWI Victory Medal, bronze, measures 36mm, on original ribbon with brooch pinback, wear to obverse, dark patina, ribbon extremely worn, fine condition; Two ribbon bars: Navy Good Conduct Medal with three silver stars; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver stars; American Defense Medal with one silver star; each measuring 105mm, with two vertical pins with pinch pin ties on the reverse, both fine condition; two single WWI Victory ribbon bars with a silver star, measures 36mm, one reverse bears a brooch style pinback, the other has two vertical pins with pinch pin ties, very fine.
Accompanied by a small variety of insignia, cufflinks and pins.