Medal, Military

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Medal, Military

Entry/Object ID

36.13.11

Description

World War II Navy Good Conduct Medal. Material: metal, textile. Size: 1 1/8" diameter medal attached to a 1 1/4" L. ribbon. Description: circular bronze disc with a raised anchor and anchor chain circling a depiction of the U.S.S. Constitution and the words, “Constitution, U.S. Navy”; the reverse side of the medal has the raised inscription, “Fidelity, Zeal, Obedience" around the border with space provided in the center to stamp the recipient’s name; red grosgrain ribbon attached to a round link suspender.

Context

Awarded to Robert M. Connors of Waseca, Minnesota. The medal is suspended from a plain bronze suspender and is worn after the Prisoner of War Medal and before the Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal. The ribbon of the Navy Good Conduct Medal is maroon. Additional awards are denoted by three-sixteenth inch diameter bronze

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Medal, Military

Class

Personal Symbol

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Connors, Robert M.

Create Date

July 5, 2013

Update Date

September 30, 2025