Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith

Four: Marine John C. Ward, United States Marine Corps

Purple Heart, enamelled, edge impressed, ’353628’, in case of issue; Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, 2nd issue; National Defense Medal; Korea Service Medal, all unnamed; together with miniature dress medals of the first, third and fourth medals

U.S.A., Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal; Navy Commendation Medal; National Defense Medal; Vietnam Service Medal, with riband bar in card box of issue; South Vietnam Service Medal, 1 clasp, 1960-, enamelled, all unnamed; together with a mounted group of six miniature dress medals as above but with numeral ‘7’ on Air Medal and three bronze stars on Vietnam Service Medal, good very fine and better (19) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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With Purple Heart award document, named to ‘John C. Ward’ ‘for wounds received in action in Korea on 6 September 1952, while a member of the USMC’, dated, 8 March 1973. Together with side hat bearing bronze badge.