A Fine Collection of American Medals

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A Great War pair awarded to Sergeant W. F. Parshley, Jr., 302 Field Artillery

Victory Medal 1918, official type 2, 2 clasps, Defensive Sector, Meuse-Argonne, with full wrap brooch; Town of Upton, Massachussetts Tribute Medal 1917-19, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘Wm. F. Parshley Jr.’, with brooch suspension;

Shooting Prize Medal, obverse engraved, ‘First Prise (sic) Co H Best Shot’, reverse dated, ‘1878’, suspension bar inscribed, ‘ W. F. Parshley’, brooch bar inscribed, ‘S.L.F.’, good very fine (3) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of American Medals.

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William F. Parshley, Senior, was born in Salem, Massachusetts. Husband to Esmerelda Jane Redfield. William F. Parshley, Senior, of 15 Camden Avenue, Brockton, Massachusetts, died of a gun shot wound to the head on 8 October 1938, aged 83 years, 9 months.

William F, Parshley, Junior, of Maple Avenue, Upton, Massachusetts, was inducted into the U.S. Army at Uxbridge, Massachusetts on 29 March 1918 as Private 1 684 283. He served overseas, 16 July 1918-3 May 1919 and as a Sergeant in the 302 Field Artillery was honourably discharged at Camp Devens, Massachusetts on 7 May 1919. Victory Medal and clasps confirmed. Awarded a tribute medal for his wartime service from his home town of Upton. William F. Pashley Jr. was living at the same address at the time of his father’s death in 1938. With copied research.