Paul R Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thanks to a fellow collector, I have this awesome first pattern named Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with repetition bar, which is dated with the same month and day for 1953(on the reverse of the bar). He started service in 1947, just after the close of World War Two. He was stationed in Coast Guard 17th District when he received the first award(the medal). The Coast Guard 17th District encompasses Alaska. His 1953 repetition bar was awarded to him while he was stationed in Coast Guard 13th District, which is composed of Oregon, Washington(the state), Idaho, and Montana. I dont think that there were many Coast Guard members in the last two listed for the district. This very medal is featured in the book, "Beyond the Call of Duty." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCollector Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Beautiful example. I am yet to add a named USCG good conduct to my collection. Someday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muckaroon1960 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 That's a nice medal. Never seen one with that type of bar before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thank you all for the kind words. Coast Guard stuff is tough to find. Bars were on the medals before the change over to stars. I dont know when they stopped using bars. I think that it was sometime in the 1960s. I really like the bars too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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