Identifying New York Conspicuous Service Cross recipients

[USMCR79]

2 minutes ago, Basic Rifleman said:

Hey Bill,

 

Thanks for the quick reply. This would be #565 from WWII.

 

Regards,

Tom

Awarded in 1945 to Earl C. Marcais

 

Bill

New York, U.S., Record of Award Medal, 1920-1991 - Ancestry.com.pdf

[Basic Rifleman]

Thank you so much Bill! This was such a great help!

[Basic Rifleman]

Silly question, perhaps, but what does "18th Inf., AUS." mean on his NY Medal card?

[USMCR79]

1 hour ago, Basic Rifleman said:

Silly question, perhaps, but what does "18th Inf., AUS." mean on his NY Medal card?

18th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division - AUS means Army of the United States - His designation indicates he was a draftee in WWII

[theinsigne]

Hi would you please check out #1096

much thanks!

[USMCR79]

3 minutes ago, theinsigne said:

Hi would you please check out #1096

much thanks!

World War I or II?

 

Bill

[theinsigne]

I believe it is WW1 it is marked Sterling 

[USMCR79]

6 hours ago, theinsigne said:

I believe it is WW1 it is marked Sterling 

Sent you a PM

[USMCR79]

12 hours ago, theinsigne said:

I believe it is WW1 it is marked Sterling 

Sent you a PM with the issue card attached

 

Bill

[vpah51]

Hello,

Could anyone possibly help me with ID'ing the NY CSC #9903, perhaps WWII award marked A.E.CO. Sterling

thank you

Richard

[USMCR79]

4 hours ago, vpah51 said:

Hello,

Could anyone possibly help me with ID'ing the NY CSC #9903, perhaps WWII award marked A.E.CO. Sterling

thank you

Richard

There is a gap in the rolls between 9863 and 9924 - Sorry

 

Bill

[vpah51]

what a pity!! but thank you for looking

[kjfswkr]

Looking to purchase a WW1 Conspicious Service Cross. I was awarded one for service in Vietnam.

 

Kevin

[damynke2]

Hello,

 

Hope someone is still monitoring this thread. I was hoping to get assistance on IDing the service member for CSC #2330.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Michael

 

[collectsmedals]

New York State Conspicuous Service Cross 2330 was awarded to Joseph E. Brill for service in World War 2 in 1946.

 

Or, it was awarded to Private Maggi Orazio, HQ Company, 60th Infantry, 5th Division for service in World Was 1.

 

When they re-instituted the Conspicuous Service Cross in 1944 they stared the numbering over at 1. However, you can tell the difference, the World Was 1 Conspicuous Service Crosses have the dates 1917 1919 on the obverse above the New York State Seal. 

[S1991]

6 hours ago, collectsmedals said:

New York State Conspicuous Service Cross 2330 was awarded to Joseph E. Brill for service in World War 2 in 1946.

 

Or, it was awarded to Private Maggi Orazio, HQ Company, 60th Infantry, 5th Division for service in World Was 1.

 

When they re-instituted the Conspicuous Service Cross in 1944 they stared the numbering over at 1. However, you can tell the difference, the World Was 1 Conspicuous Service Crosses have the dates 1917 1919 on the obverse above the New York State Seal. 

Not sure where you got that information from? But according to the award card as shown on Ancestry, it was awarded to William Robert Parr. A Private First Class in the 34th Infantry Division, 135th Infantry Regiment, Company G.

Awarded on August 23, 1946.

[collectsmedals]

1 hour ago, S1991 said:

Not sure where you got that information from? But according to the award card as shown on Ancestry, it was awarded to William Robert Parr. A Private First Class in the 34th Infantry Division, 135th Infantry Regiment, Company G.

My apologies, I transposed a number when I did the lookup. You are correct with it being William Parr.

 

My source is "For Merit, Service, and Valor: A History of Some New York Military Decorations and Awards with their Recipients (1915 - 1983) Volume II" by Doug Boyce, Gary Hartman, Nick McDowell. Copy write Orders and Medals Society of American, 2008

 

Again, I apologize for my sloppiness in looking up the information, this book also shows the recipient as William Parr when I use the correct number.                                                                     

[USMarineCorps]

Any chance anyone could assist with researching New York State Conspicuous Service Cross #182?

 

Thank you in advance for any help I can get!

 

Fred

[USMCR79]

31 minutes ago, USMarineCorps said:

Any chance anyone could assist with researching New York State Conspicuous Service Cross #182?

 

Thank you in advance for any help I can get!

 

Fred

Is it a WWI or WWII Cross - 2 separate lists - send me a PM with pic and I can look it up and hopefully find an issue card

 

Bill

[USMarineCorps]

Is there any chance I could find out who NY CSC #4590 was awarded to?

It appears to have been awarded some time in the 1970’s.

 

Thank you for any leads!

 

Fred

[USMCR79]

3 hours ago, USMarineCorps said:

Is there any chance I could find out who NY CSC #4590 was awarded to?

It appears to have been awarded some time in the 1970’s.

 

Thank you for any leads!

 

Fred

4590 was issued in 1947, why would you say 1970's? - Is it marked "Sterling" on the reverse?

[USMarineCorps]

11 minutes ago, USMCR79 said:

4590 was issued in 1947, why would you say 1970's? - Is it marked "Sterling" on the reverse?

Based on the “crimp brooch” and the overall quality of the medal, it appears to be a more recent issue.

Was there another series where they restarted the numbering?

 

Fred

 

[USMCR79]

3 hours ago, USMarineCorps said:

Based on the “crimp brooch” and the overall quality of the medal, it appears to be a more recent issue.

Was there another series where they restarted the numbering?

 

Fred

 

These newer medals I think are less than 10 years old - Unfortunately the manufacturer duplicated numbers from the WWII Crosses which makes no sense and is confusing to newer collectors - I don't really understand why they numbered these modern crosses since there is not an available reference to to find the recipient and they appear to be poorly made.

 

Bill

[collectsmedals]

20 hours ago, USMCR79 said:

Unfortunately the manufacturer duplicated numbers from the WWII Crosses

I was not aware of this, thank you for the information.

[USMCR79]

In my opinion if the medals are not marked “Sterling” they are not worth buying.

 

Bill