Shadowbox display with U.S. Coast Guard medals and memorabilia
display box
MEDALS, BADGES & COMMEMORATIVE ITEMSmetal; silk; felt
overall: 10 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.
Six medals, five ribbons, one medallion, and one commemorative button mounted in a square, framed, display shadowbox. Objects are mounted against black felt. Top row of five Military Awards are (from left to right): American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal; and, 1961 Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal. Each medal is displayed below its corresponding service ribbon. Bottom row items are (from left to right): brass Coast Guard Service Medallion; 1921 Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal, with top bar; and, a button with photo of Frank Radochonski in Coast Guard uniform surrounded by his name, service dates, and birth and death dates in red text. Part of a collection related to the WWII Coast Guard career of Frank Radochonski, 1942 – 1946.
2013.72.12