ItemCo16527 Posted November 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted November 14, 2020 Good evening, everyone! This excellent Chief Petty Officer's grouping just arrived today. I'm not 100% on the era, but I'm pretty confident it's Vietnam era judging by the lack of the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the copper-colored planchet on the National Defense Service Medal. What I really like is that not only does it have the Chief's medal bar, but it has the accompanying unit awards to be worn with them on the opposite breast of the uniform. I've only managed to get a Navy or Marine Corps medal bar with the accompanying ribbon-only bar one other time, so I'm pretty pleased with that. What pleases me more, though, is the Antarctica Service Medal. I've never had one in my collection before, so I was really stoked to finally get one. The tie clip is another great feature of the group. My photography skills (or lack thereof) don't do it justice - it's actually in fantastic condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted November 14, 2020 Share #2 Posted November 14, 2020 That is a great group. I’ve seen and had a few of the Antarctic Service Medals, but I’ve never come across one on a mounted bar or ribbon rack. Great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted November 14, 2020 Thanks! Now that you mention it, I can't remember the last time I've seen one mounted on a bar. I just wish I had a name to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 14, 2020 Share #4 Posted November 14, 2020 9 hours ago, ItemCo16527 said: Thanks! Now that you mention it, I can't remember the last time I've seen one mounted on a bar. I just wish I had a name to go with it. Here are a couple...first up is a group to a Navy intelligence officer who was later a POW/MIA in Vietnam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 14, 2020 Share #5 Posted November 14, 2020 And this is one I didn't buy on eBay, but I saw it as a closed auction and took some screen shots. Not many USCG Antarctic Service awardees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted November 14, 2020 Thanks for posting those, Dave! Man, I'd love to have gotten that CG group. The Navy grouping is spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 14, 2020 Share #7 Posted November 14, 2020 Here's another one. I sold this group a while back with his khaki jacket and hat as well. Sorry the pic is so small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted November 14, 2020 Share #8 Posted November 14, 2020 Great groups! I served with two different shipmates who "wintered-over" and had me ready to volunteer for a stint, there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted November 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Dave said: Here's another one. I sold this group a while back with his khaki jacket and hat as well. Sorry the pic is so small. That is one amazing group! Did you have an ID on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 15, 2020 Share #10 Posted November 15, 2020 4 hours ago, ItemCo16527 said: That is one amazing group! Did you have an ID on it? Oh yeah, it had a mountain of paperwork with it. Pretty amazing group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted November 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Dave said: Oh yeah, it had a mountain of paperwork with it. Pretty amazing group. Nice! Those are the best kinds of groups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted November 16, 2020 Share #12 Posted November 16, 2020 I will add my grouping. EM1 who was also a brown water navy sailor and a Carrier sailor. Two tours in Antarctica one being a wintered over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted November 16, 2020 Share #13 Posted November 16, 2020 Sorry about the previous post, don't know if it can be deleted or not. I will add my grouping. EM1 who was also a brown water navy sailor and a Carrier sailor. Two tours in Antarctica one being a wintered over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted November 17, 2020 That is an awesome grouping. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted November 20, 2020 Share #15 Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 9:05 AM, Dave said: Not many USCG Antarctic Service awardees. Here is a small U. S. Coast Guard Antarctic Service group I have in my collection. The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is named to a Mark E. Butts with the date 11 JAN 1991. I have tried researching the name but with no luck so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted November 21, 2020 That's a cool grouping. Too bad you can't dig up any info on him. With only one GCM plus the Commendation Medal, I'd assume he was a mustang. Does the Coast Guard publish and officers register? I also wonder if he might've served as an EM, then perhaps ended up at the Coast Guard Academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted November 28, 2020 Share #17 Posted November 28, 2020 We dont wear our medal bars much. The fact there are no stars whatsoever leads me to believe that it was hastily assembled for wear for an event without stars... maybe a retirement. I've seen it a million times. It costs a lot of money to mount medals professionally and most dont really do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 29, 2020 Share #18 Posted November 29, 2020 There's a neat Vietnam combat/Antarctic Service group that was posted yesterday on the Facebook "Make and Offer" forum. I thought it was neat enough to share here for posterity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted November 30, 2020 Share #19 Posted November 30, 2020 Love seeing Antarctic groups I don't have any mounted full size medals, but I do have two mini medal mounted racks with this medal on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share #20 Posted January 25, 2021 On 11/29/2020 at 7:05 PM, Brig said: Love seeing Antarctic groups I don't have any mounted full size medals, but I do have two mini medal mounted racks with this medal on them Hi, Brig. I haven't been very active on the forum for the last couple of months due to lots of work and family commitments. I'd love to see your mini-medal groups if you want to post them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted February 14, 2021 Share #21 Posted February 14, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 11:17 PM, ItemCo16527 said: Hi, Brig. I haven't been very active on the forum for the last couple of months due to lots of work and family commitments. I'd love to see your mini-medal groups if you want to post them :) Finally got around to digging them out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted February 16, 2021 Very cool! Thanks for posting them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted February 16, 2021 Share #23 Posted February 16, 2021 Here is one in my collection to a PV-2 aircrewman who Flew on a January 13, 1956 U.S. Navy transcontinental non-stop plane flight from McMurdo Sound to the Weddell Sea and back . A Mountain in Antarctica was named for him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Gorecki During the 60's was he was a officer , earning an Air Medal with VF-33 over Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted February 17, 2021 Share #24 Posted February 17, 2021 I once had a group to a KIA Marine from Vietnam Named Enrique Lorenzo Garcia - He was KIA in 1966 but did a prior US Navy Enlistment - When the Marine Corps sent his awards to his NOK they also included his Antartica Service Medal - I wish I had a photo of the group to share. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted February 17, 2021 18 hours ago, KASTAUFFER said: Here is one in my collection to a PV-2 aircrewman who Flew on a January 13, 1956 U.S. Navy transcontinental non-stop plane flight from McMurdo Sound to the Weddell Sea and back . A Mountain in Antarctica was named for him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Gorecki During the 60's was he was a officer , earning an Air Medal with VF-33 over Vietnam. Now THAT is really something! Not only does he seem to have a really varied and interesting career, but he has a mountain named after him to boot. Can't be too many collectors out there who own items belonging to someone with a mountain named for them. That is really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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