pathfinder11 Posted July 4 #1 Posted July 4 Information/story about the medal can be found here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2025/august/pieces-past Photos of the medal in detail below :)
warguy Posted July 4 #3 Posted July 4 Wow that is an incredibly beautiful piece of history. I never knew of its existence. Too bad it rests I a safe and not out for public viewing. Thanks for sharing.
pathfinder11 Posted July 4 Author #4 Posted July 4 12 hours ago, warguy said: Wow that is an incredibly beautiful piece of history. I never knew of its existence. Too bad it rests I a safe and not out for public viewing. Thanks for sharing. The ribbon is deteriorating and needs treatment. Not everything can go on display all the time.
warguy Posted July 4 #5 Posted July 4 2 hours ago, pathfinder11 said: The ribbon is deteriorating and needs treatment. Not everything can go on display all the time. Yeah the original star spangled banner and McCarthurs hat have issues as well and the powers that be are finding ways to stabilize and still share them with the public.
warguy Posted July 4 #6 Posted July 4 I know that not all items donated to a museum can come out for public display. A lot of museums including the Smithsonian have some items come out only occasionally. My point with this item is that it is one of the most beautiful medals in existence and it looks like it stays locked up in a safe. Probably safe to say when Schleys wife loaned it then later donated it to the Smithsonian, she probably hoped it would be shared with the public and it just seems like such a historic and beautiful item should be at least occasionally, frayed ribbon and all.
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