USA MEDAL BU MONTFORD POINT MARINES,THESE WERE THE FIRST BLACK AMERICANS TO EN

Description: USA MEDAL BU MONTFORD POINT MARINES,THESE WERE THE FIRST BLACK AMERICANS TO ENLIST IN THE US CORPS AFTER PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT issued an executive order that established the Fair Employment Practices Commission in June 1941 1.5 inch MEDAL SEALED IN CELLOPHANE The 1.5 Inch Montford Point Marines Bronze Medal.This medal is perfect for the WWII history buff, so order one for your collection and one to give away.These were the first black Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps after President Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order that established the Fair Employment Practices Commission in June 1941. The recruits trained at Camp Montford Point near Jacksonville, North Carolina. Black Marines of the 8th Ammunition Company and the 36th Depot Company landed on the island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. The largest number of black Marines to serve in combat during World War II took part in the seizure of Okinawa, with approximately 2,000 seeing action. Some of these Marines also participated in amphibious landings on Peleliu and Saipan. During World War II, more than 19,000 black Americans served in the Marine Corps, with some 13,000 of these serving in units overseas.The obverse, designed and sculpted by Michael Gaudioso, features three Montford Point Marines in varying uniforms with an action scene from training filling the lower portion of the palette. The inscriptions on the outer rim are “MONTFORD POINT MARINES,” “1942” and “1949.” The U.S. Marine Corps was integrated in 1949.The reverse, Don Everhart, depicts Montford Point Marines in formation during training, with the signature water tower, a notable feature to all Montford Point Marines, in the background. The inscriptions are “FOR OUTSTANDING PERSEVERANCE and COURAGE that INSPIRED SOCIAL CHANGE in the MARINE CORPS

Price: 27 USD

Location: South Amboy, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-11-02T11:56:06.000Z

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