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Very common Medal of Honor with very uncommon set of bars appeared recently at YahooJapan The medal itself was issued in 1957. First golden bar was added in 1971, two golden bars were added in 1975 and the last golden bar cavalier received in 1977. Dōnātor with the very larga manu!

One medal and that was it. Or you were asking about the number of rescued men? Then 13 Captain of the vessel Sasatsuka + 12 crewmen.

Well, it`s a right time to do this I think another slump in prices is pretty close ... Unfortunately no research was offered with this group.

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And another Red Star for Vietnam

Nice chain from Godet

Nathan Pendleton Carver was a son of Woodburn & Mary Pendleton; b. February 8, 1829, Searsport, Maine-d. May 5, 1904, Roxbury, Massachusetts. August 6,1851 m. Frances Abigail Pendleton (daughter of Joseph & Fanny Coombs), b. January 18, 1831, Searsport, Maine-d. August 6, 1919, Roxbury, Massachusetts. CHILDREN: Eugene Pendleton, b. September 5, 1860-d. February 26, 1924, Washington, D.C. VESSELS: Sch. AVON, 1849; Brig. PRENTICE HOBBS, 1853; Brig. KENTUCKY, Bark INVESTIGATOR, 1866-70; Bark JOHN CARVER; Bark HARVESTER, 1871-72; Bark ABBIE CARVER, 1877-82; Ship HENRY S. SANFORD, 1884-85; Ship SUSAN GILMORE, 1874-77.

Here is how first cavalier of this rare medal looked like.

Yep. This extra rare Kouju houshou / 紅綬褒章. And not your usual “extra rare”, but the very first medal that were issued to the American Captain Nathan Carver of the bark Abbie Carver for his rescue of thirteen shipwrecked Japanese fishermen on September 12, 1881. Medal was received on January 13, 1883. It is obvious that the design of this early red ribbon doc based on the document to 1874 war medal

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