Auction Catalogue

25 & 26 June 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 698

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26 June 2008

Hammer Price:
£40

U.S.A., Air Force Achievement Medal; Coast Guard Achievement Medal, both unnamed and individually mounted as worn, extremely fine (2) £50-70

Air Force Achievement Medal, with certificate of award to Corporal Daryl G. Rice, dated 29 June 1995. ‘For Outstanding Achievement 20 June 1993 to 28 June 1993. Corporal Daryl G. Rice, Jr. distinguished himself by outstanding achievement as a member of the Auxiliary Security Force providing 24 hour security for the site of an Air Force T-38 crash, preserving valuable evidence for the Safety Investigation Board. ....’ Sold with associated papers.

Coast Guard Achievement Medal, with certificate of award to Lieutenant Commander Ladson F. Mills III, United States Navy Reserve, dated 29th August 1990. Together with accompanying citation, ‘Lieutenant Commander Mills is cited for superior performance of duty while assigned as Chaplain at Coast Guard Group, Charleston, South Carolina during the period March 1986 to August 1990. During this period Lieutenant Commander Mills displayed a calm controlled presence and unique insight to the myriad of challenges he encountered. .... On one occasion Lieutenant Commander Mills intervened for a suicidal Petty Officer who was drunk and possessed a gun. After extensive counseling, the Petty Officer relinquished the weapon .... In another case, Lieutenant Commander Mills provided extensive counseling to a Petty Officer and his wife who had been raped while the Petty Officer was at sea. ... Mills’ sensitivity and understanding enabled the young wife to speak freely about the emotional stresses she was experiencing .... As Hurricane Hugo came ashore in Charleston, Lieutenant Commander Mills volunteered to remain at the Coast Guard command center to assist. His tireless efforts trying to straighten out the ravaged lives of many Coast Members after the storm was instrumental to the well being of many members of this command. ...’