Name/Title
Shadow box with WW-I medals of Otto Borgwardt, 1917-1918Entry/Object ID
2005.11.1Description
ACC. NO. 05.11.1
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: WW-I
DATE OR PERIOD: 1917-1918
OBJECT: MEDALS, FRAMED
DESCRIPTION: A SHADOW-BOX FRAME CONTAINING THREE MEDALS AND LAPEL PIN MOUNTED ON GREEN-COLORED FELT. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: VICTORY MEDAL CONSISTING OF A CIRCULAR BRONZE MEDAL WITH REPOUSSE FIGURE OF "VICTORY." ON THE REVERSE SIDE ARE LISTED THE ALLIED NATIONS OF WORLD WAR 1. IT IS SUPPORTED BY A MULTI-COLORED FAILLE RIBBON. CENTRAL MEDAL HAS THE EMBLEM OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA AND IS SUPPORTED BY A SILK RIBBON IN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE, WITH A BAR THAT BEARS THE CAPTION, "HONORED SON." BELOW IS A BRONZE STAR LAPEL PIN WITH A LOGO, "U.S." FAR RIGHT IS A "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC" MEDAL DATED, "1861-1865." STAR-SHAPED BRONZE MEDAL IS SUPPORTED BY A SILK RIBBON IN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE STRIPES. SHADOW BOX FRAME IS 5-1/2" LONG BY 7-1/2" WIDE. VICTORY MEDAL PRESENTED TO OTTO BORGWARDT BY THE U.S. AND ALLIED COUNTRIES FOR SERVICE IN WW 1. MEDAL ON LEFT: CENTER REPRESENTS SERVICE AND HEROISM AND WAS PRESENTED BY COLONEL SMITH AND THE CITY OF ALAMEDA FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE DURING WW 1. MEDAL IS NUMBERED "38." ON THE RIGHT IS A GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC MEDAL PRESENTED TO THE...
HISTORY OF OBJECTS: UNION FORCES.
THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION WAS DONATED BY THE LATE OTTO BORGWARDT AND NOT CATALOGED UNTIL 2005. OTTO WAS THE SON OF AUGUST BORGWARDT WHO HAD A HOME BUILT AT 1526 LINCOLN AVENUE IN ALAMEDA; THE LINCOLN HOME IS STILL STANDING. OTTO WAS RAISED IN THE COMMUNITY, ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING WORLD WAR 1. HE WAS ALSO AN EARLY MEMBER OF THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
DONOR: MR. OTTO BORGWARDT
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 12, 2005Interpretative Labels
Label
Miscellaneous World War I Medals
Medals shown include the US
Victory Medal and the City of
Alameda presentation medal