Hi all:
I know some of the Forum members live in the Old Dominion (like myself) and I just wanted to share one of my "tie in" items. In addition to medals and decorations, I am a voracious collector of material from the Shenandoah Valley and from some of No. VA - paper money, books, ledgers, postal covers, tokens, etc. - all sorts of stuff and fortunately, it's one of the few hobbies both me and my wife can share
My latest purchase from the area is a Winchester & Frederick Co. WW I service medal. Less than 800 of Frederick Co.'s citizens served in the Great War (the actual number according to some sources is around 5% of the county's 19,000 people). According to some of the contemporary histories - and I cannot vouch for the veracity of this statement
- Frederick Co. had the highest ratio of commissioned officers among the other Virginia counties. This medal was produced by Whitehead & Hoag in Newark, NJ, and is in bronze with a laquered finish. Unfortunately, it is not named.
Enjoy!
-Eric Schena
I know some of the Forum members live in the Old Dominion (like myself) and I just wanted to share one of my "tie in" items. In addition to medals and decorations, I am a voracious collector of material from the Shenandoah Valley and from some of No. VA - paper money, books, ledgers, postal covers, tokens, etc. - all sorts of stuff and fortunately, it's one of the few hobbies both me and my wife can share
My latest purchase from the area is a Winchester & Frederick Co. WW I service medal. Less than 800 of Frederick Co.'s citizens served in the Great War (the actual number according to some sources is around 5% of the county's 19,000 people). According to some of the contemporary histories - and I cannot vouch for the veracity of this statement
- Frederick Co. had the highest ratio of commissioned officers among the other Virginia counties. This medal was produced by Whitehead & Hoag in Newark, NJ, and is in bronze with a laquered finish. Unfortunately, it is not named. Enjoy!
-Eric Schena