Medal

Object Name:

Medal

Object ID:

2015.023.11

Date:

1942-1945

Description:

Good Conduct medal. Awarded to Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. U.S. Army version of the medal, bronze disc with eagle perched on sword resting on closed book. "EFFICIENCY HONOR / FIDELITY" around edge. Reverse has five-pointed star over blank scroll, "FOR GOOD / CONDUCT" above and below, respectively. Olive and oak branches (left and right, respectively) around edges. Ribbon has a red field, with three narrow white stripes running vertically on either side. Brass pin clasp on reverse of ribbon.

Material:

Metal
Bronze

Dimensions:

H-2.7 W-1.4 D-0.25 Dia-1.25 inches

Provenance:

Awarded to Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.

Credit Line:

Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles

People:

Miles, Hibbert V. (1915-2001)

Subjects:

World War II, Air forces, Medals, Army, Military decorations