United States. a Battle of Manila Bay Medal (Dewey Medal) 1898, Ordinary Seaman James Vaughan, USS Raleigh United Republic of period ribbon with pinback

period ribbon with pinback

a Schutzpolizei EM/NCO’s portepee

determined to drop their bombs on the target below

WWI Merit Medal

United States. a Battle of Manila Bay Medal (Dewey Medal) 1898, Ordinary Seaman James Vaughan, USS Raleigh United Republic of period ribbon with pinbackIn bronze, struck by Tiffany & Company, impressed "JAMES VAUGHAN. ORDINARY SEAMAN" on the edge, obverse illustrating the right facing bust of Commodore George Dewey, surrounded by text inscribed "THE GIFT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ASIATIC SQUADRON UNDER THE COMMAND OF COMMODORE GEORGE DEWEY", with a wreathed anchor to the right, engraver marked "D. C. FRENCH 1898" (sculptor Daniel C. French) below the bust,