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It has only recently appeared in the February 2009 issue of Military Trader -so here goes:
"#16-3-3: This appears to be one of the many 'Veteran's Commemorative Medals' or 'Reunion Medals' that appeared after the Civil War. It is known that there were duplicate designs from different organizations (even the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Reunion medal closely resembled the 1862 Medal of Honor), that the only way to tell them apart was by the color and design of the ribbon and ultimately, the medal itself. What is presented here is the suspension device alone, without the ribbon or the medal. The fouled anchor device does suggest Naval service and could have been added to any organization medal. The anchor would hang in front of the ribbon, with the organization's medal below it. The ribbon and/or medal would be needed to properly identify which organization it is from."
As you mentioned, the eagle is of the Federal period... and with it clutching both olive branches and arrows -is just like any other eagle used to symbolize the United States of America (Presidential seal; US Army hat badges; etc.). Unless specifically identified and noted in the book you mention, any association with a USMC item is probably conjecture... historically, there are 3 elements to USMC insignia that are universal: Eagle, Globe and Anchor. The anchor is not incorporated in the design with the eagle, only added to it... and, there is no globe.
< Message edited by Mil Spec -- 3/1/2009 4:54:21 AM >
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