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Auction: 321 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and Stocks and Bonds of the Americas
Lot: 733

World War I Group to Gunnery Sergeant Samuel Clarkston, Machine Gun Company, 5th Regiment U.S. Marine Corps., 2nd Division AEF. Near Beaumont, France, Nov. 10-11, 1918. Leading the one remaining machine-gun crew across the River Meuse, Sergeant Clarkston, under heavy fire and trying conditions, established a stronghold from which he inflicted severe losses on the enemy:
* Navy Cross
* Distinguished Service Cross (unnumbered)
* Inter-Allied Victory Medal - Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Defensive Sector bars; Croix-de-Guerre braid for the 5th Regiment
* USMC Good Conduct medal (#20890)
* French Croix-de-Guerre with palm and star
* "U.S." button, USMC button and USMC hat badge
* Post-War 5th Regiment shoulder "patch"
The armistice that ended World War I became effective November II, 1918, so the action Clarkston and his unit were involved in was the last combat action of U.S. troops in the war. The Naval cross and DSC unnamed (often the case with the former). In display. Very Fine-Extremely Fine. (9)

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