25185k. WW II United States Coast Guard Good Conduct medal. The medal is mounted on a pinback broach with a locking catch. The medal is named and engraved: “Zell M Peck USCG January 11, 1934 Willapa Bay Station”.  In the center of a bronze medallion one and a half inches in diameter, a ship is depicted sailing on water and is contained within a circle formed by a rope which is tied in the six o’clock position. Beneath the rope and ship are crossed oars, and forming a circle around the rope and the edge of the medal, a circle of chain. Between the circle of rope and chain, the words SEMPER PARATUS. The ship is the Tampa , a Coast Guard cutter sunk on September 26, 1918, by a German submarine. All hands on the Tampa were lost. The Tampa thus represents the ultimate in “fidelity, zeal, and obedience.” The oars represent the United States Lifesaving Service, which merged with the Revenue Cutter Service in 1915 to form the United States Coast Guard. The chain and rope are nautical devices that allude to sea service, while the words SEMPER PARATUS and mean “always ready,” which is the motto of the Coast Guard. The ribbon hangs from a squared bronze pinbar with the words U.S. COAST GUARD in the center, and the medal is connected to the ribbon by a straight suspension bar. Such named authentic Good Conduct medals are quite difficult to find. There is moderate wear to edges of ribbon but otherwise medal and hangar are in excellent condition. Nice early piece. (VG+). $125.

25185e. WW II United States Coast Guard Good Conduct medal with two bars. The medal is mounted on a pinback brooch with a locking catch. The medal is not named and not numbered. Duty stations include CGC Bering Strait and CGC Poplar (WAGL241). CGC Poplar was built as a tender for the Lighthouse Service at Dubuque, Iowa and launched in 1939. She was one of two Goldenrod-class river tenders. These 104-foot river tenders were constructed of steel except for the top of the pilot house and Texas deck, which were wood. Their propellers were mounted in tunnels for operations in shallow waters, the first tenders so equipped. Upon completion Poplar assumed tender duties out of her permanent station at St. Louis, Missouri and serviced navigational aids along the Mississippi River in the region. In the center of a bronze medallion one and a half inches in diameter, a ship is depicted sailing on water and is contained within a circle formed by a rope which is tied in the six o’clock position. Beneath the rope and ship are crossed oars, and forming a circle around the rope and the edge of the medal, a circle of chain. Between the circle of rope and chain, the words SEMPER PARATUS. The ship is the Tampa , a Coast Guard cutter sunk on September 26, 1918, by a German submarine. All hands on the Tampa were lost. The Tampa thus represents the ultimate in “fidelity, zeal, and obedience.” The oars represent the United States Lifesaving Service, which merged with the Revenue Cutter Service in 1915 to form the United States Coast Guard. The chain and rope are nautical devices that allude to sea service, while the words SEMPER PARATUS and mean “always ready,” which is the motto of the Coast Guard. The ribbon hangs from a squared bronze pinbar with the words U.S. COAST GUARD in the center, and the medal is connected to the ribbon by a straight suspension bar. Such Good Conduct medals with bars are extremely difficult to find. (VG+). $285.

25185d. WW II United States Coast Guard Good Conduct medal. The medal is mounted on a pinback broach with a locking catch. The medal is not named and not numbered, and with no duty station bars. In the center of a bronze medallion one and a half inches in diameter, a ship is depicted sailing on water and is contained within a circle formed by a rope which is tied in the six o’clock position. Beneath the rope and ship are crossed oars, and forming a circle around the rope and the edge of the medal, a circle of chain. Between the circle of rope and chain, the words SEMPER PARATUS. The ship is the Tampa , a Coast Guard cutter sunk on September 26, 1918, by a German submarine. All hands on the Tampa were lost. The Tampa thus represents the ultimate in “fidelity, zeal, and obedience.” The oars represent the United States Lifesaving Service, which merged with the Revenue Cutter Service in 1915 to form the United States Coast Guard. The chain and rope are nautical devices that allude to sea service, while the words SEMPER PARATUS and mean “always ready,” which is the motto of the Coast Guard. The ribbon hangs from a squared bronze pinbar with the words U.S. COAST GUARD in the center, and the medal is connected to the ribbon by a straight suspension bar. Such Good Conduct medals are quite difficult to find. (VG+). $115.

25185f. WW II United States Coast Guard Good Conduct medal. The medal is mounted on a pinback broach with a locking catch. The medal is not named and not numbered, and with no duty station bars. In the center of a bronze medallion one and a half inches in diameter, a ship is depicted sailing on water and is contained within a circle formed by a rope which is tied in the six o’clock position. Beneath the rope and ship are crossed oars, and forming a circle around the rope and the edge of the medal, a circle of chain. Between the circle of rope and chain, the words SEMPER PARATUS. The ship is the Tampa , a Coast Guard cutter sunk on September 26, 1918, by a German submarine. All hands on the Tampa were lost. The Tampa thus represents the ultimate in “fidelity, zeal, and obedience.” The oars represent the United States Lifesaving Service, which merged with the Revenue Cutter Service in 1915 to form the United States Coast Guard. The chain and rope are nautical devices that allude to sea service, while the words SEMPER PARATUS and mean “always ready,” which is the motto of the Coast Guard. The ribbon hangs from a squared bronze pinbar with the words U.S. COAST GUARD in the center, and the medal is connected to the ribbon by a straight suspension bar. Such original early Good Conduct medals are quite difficult to find. Completely intact, no issues, light soiling to back of ribbon. (VG+). $85.