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She was struck without warning and sank in a matter of twenty minutes. According to the latest evidence, 1,201 men, women and children were lost. Of these fatalities 128 were American citizens. The U20, the German submarine which fired the torpedo, circled the sinking ship then fled the scene, reaching its base at Wilhelmshaven on May 13th. The Lusitania Medallion was privately issued in Germany, to mark the circumstances of the sinking of the Cunard liner RSMLusitania in May 1915. British copies of the piece were subsequently widely distributed as part of a concerted anti-German propaganda campaign. The Munich-based Medallist, Karl Goetz, regarded the loss of the Lusitania as an event which stemmed directly from the bewildering irresponsibility of the British Government and the Cunard Steamship Company in allowing the return of the liner from New York to Liverpool at a time of intense U-boat activity. The significance of the reference to Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff raising a warning finger is that on May 1, 1915, Lusitania's sailing day from New York, a German-sponsored announcement appeared next to the Cunard advertisement in all New York papers reminding passengers that Germany was at war with Britain and her allies and that the war zone included the waters around the British Isles, and any vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, were liable to destruction in British waters. A second version of the medal was later issued correcting the date of the sinking, from May 5 to May 7, 1915. \n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110208786709,"sku":"W2733","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_36023427-f8c1-4737-934a-4ff4b851dc4d.jpg?v=1692844674"},{"product_id":"us-victory-medal-russia-clasp-w01227","title":"Us Victory Medal - Russia Clasp","description":"US Victory Medal - With \"Russia\" clasp, in very fine condition. 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Accompanied by four reproduction photographs (two of Johnson in uniform; one of he and his wife along with their young son, Charles; and one of his son, Charles, in uniform - all with personal notes on their reverses).","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110862115093,"sku":"W1840","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/2_bea1d093-6ca2-405e-a682-ec85891a5057.jpg?v=1692848363"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-american-kia-group-to-the-304th-engineers-w1853","title":"A First War American Kia Group To The 304Th Engineers","description":"WWI American KIA Group to the 304th Engineers - Purple Heart (bronze gilt and enamels, engraved \"LEON F JOHNSON\" in capitals on the reverse, 34.5 mm x 43 mm); Mexican Border Service Medal (silvered bronze, numbered \"40494\" on the edge, 34 mm); WWI Victory Medal, 1 Clasp - MEUSE-ARGONNE (bronze gilt, 36.2 mm); and France: War Cross 1914-1918 (bronze, 37 mm, silver star (representative of five bronze ones) on the ribbon). Original ribbons with brooch pinbacks, light contact, near extremely fine. Accompanied by research papers confirming him on the roster of the 304th Engineers and on the Casualty List.Footnote: Corporal Leon F. Johnson was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was with E Company, 304th Engineers, 79th Infantry Division, when he was Killed in Action on September 24, 1917 at Meuse-Argonne, France.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110876303637,"sku":"W1853","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/wwi_american_kia_5327283513d56.jpg?v=1692848395"},{"product_id":"wwi-american-victory-medal-w2055","title":"Wwi American Victory Medal","description":"WWI American Victory Medal - In bronze, with some oxidization, fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46111140282645,"sku":"W2055","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_86f782ca-025f-4705-a65e-c495f18b8595.jpg?v=1692849111"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-american-victory-medal-official-type-ii-w2125","title":"A First War American Victory Medal; Official Type Ii","description":"A First War American Victory Medal; Official Type II - Bronze, 2 Clasps - DEFENSIVE SECTOR, MEUSE-ARGONNE, engraver marked \"FRASER\" on the obverse, 36 mm, light contact, cleaned, very fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46111273681173,"sku":"W2125","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_04_e86f61f8-cdba-4777-8f90-7b0effb95a9b.jpg?v=1692849467"},{"product_id":"a-united-states-merchant-marine-academy-medal-numbered-w2216","title":"A United States Merchant Marine Academy Medal; Numbered","description":"A United States Merchant Marine Academy Medal; Numbered - Bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a sailing ship inside an ornate frame with the initials \"U.S.M.M.A.\" and a shield above, reverse engraved \" '47\" and maker marked \"DIEGES \u0026amp; CLUST\", 25.5 mm x 39.5 mm, on a frayed blue and white ribbon with brooch pinback, light gilt wear on the reverse, near extremely fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46111413469461,"sku":"W2216","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_16d6bf43-bc82-4a97-b96c-7dc4d74759ab.jpg?v=1692849792"},{"product_id":"an-american-yangtze-service-medal-numbered-w2501","title":"An American Yangtze Service Medal; Numbered","description":"An American Yangtze Service Medal; Numbered - In Bronze, numbered \"M. 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Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, original ribbons, surface wear and contact marks on the PH, ribbon on the VM as separated from the suspension, glue residue evident on the pinback from previous board mounting, very fine. Accompanied by his Award Document for the Verdun Medal (inscribed in black ink handwritten script: \"Charles S. Ammel, 1283463, 115th Infantry, 29th Division, American Expeditionary Forces\" and \"Genicourt, Meuse Argonne 1918\", 137 mm x 215 mm, lightly soiled).\n \nFootnote: The 29th Division departed for France in June 1918, to join the American Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The division's infantry units were the 57th Infantry Brigade, made up of the 113th Infantry Regiment and the 114th Infantry Regiment from New Jersey, and the 58th Infantry Brigade, made up of the 115th Infantry Regiment from Maryland and the 116th Infantry Regiment from Virginia. Its artillery units were Maryland's 110th Artillery Regiment, Virginia's 111th Artillery Regiment and New Jersey's 112th Artillery Regiment. The division's advance detachment reached Brest, France on June 8th. In late September, the 29th received orders to join the First United States Army's Meuse-Argonne offensive, as part of the French XVII Corps. During its twenty-one days in combat, the 29th Division advanced seven kilometers, capturing 2,148 prisoners, along with knocking out over 250 machine guns or artillery pieces. Thirty percent of the division became casualties: 170 officers and 5,691 enlisted men were killed or wounded.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46112665305365,"sku":"W2655","price":390.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_first_war_amer_54c6797747c65.jpg?v=1692851751"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-rms-lusitania-propaganda-medal-w2660","title":"A First War Rms Lusitania Propaganda Medal","description":"WWI RMS Lusitania Propaganda Medal - Blackened iron, magnetic, obverse illustrating the stricken liner sinking, her stern submerged to left while her ram-shaped bow, laden with armaments, rises clear of the water (an image contradicting eyewitness accounts which stated that the ship went down bow first, the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram German submarines), smoke billowing from the vessel's four funnels, inscribed \"KEINE BANN WARE!\" (No Contraband Goods) above and \"DER GROSS-DAMPFER=LUSITANIA=DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT 5.MAI 1915\" (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine 5 May 1915) below, reverse illustrating Death in the form of a skeleton, behind the ticket office counter of the Cunard Line in New York, issuing tickets to a crush of passengers, sign above the window inscribed \"CUNA LINIE\" (Cunard Line), arranged vertically down the right side of the window is the word \"CUNARD\" and below the counter \"FAHRKARTEN AUSGABE\" (Ticket Office), at the extreme left of the crowd a man reads a newspaper bearing the headline \"U BOOT GEFAHR\" (U-boat Danger) and standing next to him is a top-hatted and bearded figure, a representation of the German Ambassador to the USA, Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff raising a warning finger, inscribed \"GESCHÄFT ÜBER ALLES\" (Business Above All) above and the initials of the designer, \"KG\" (Karl Goetz) below the feet of the crowd, very high relief, 55 mm, surface rust evident below the rib cage of the skeleton, better than extremely fine.\n\nFootnote: Shortly after 2:10 pm on Friday, May 7, 1915, in fine clear weather off the Old Head of Kinsale (a headland on southern coast of Ireland), the Cunard liner Lusitania (30,396 tons) was hit amidships by a torpedo. She was struck without warning and sank in a matter of twenty minutes. According to the latest evidence, 1,201 men, women and children were lost. Of these fatalities 128 were American citizens. The U20, the German submarine which fired the torpedo, circled the sinking ship then fled the scene, reaching its base at Wilhelmshaven on May 13th. The Lusitania Medallion was privately issued in Germany, to mark the circumstances of the sinking of the Cunard liner RSMLusitania in May 1915. British copies of the piece were subsequently widely distributed as part of a concerted anti-German propaganda campaign. The Munich-based Medallist, Karl Goetz, regarded the loss of the Lusitania as an event which stemmed directly from the bewildering irresponsibility of the British Government and the Cunard Steamship Company in allowing the return of the liner from New York to Liverpool at a time of intense U-boat activity. The significance of the reference to Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff raising a warning finger is that on May 1, 1915, Lusitania's sailing day from New York, a German-sponsored announcement appeared next to the Cunard advertisement in all New York papers reminding passengers that Germany was at war with Britain and her allies and that the war zone included the waters around the British Isles, and any vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, were liable to destruction in British waters. A second version of the medal was later issued correcting the date of the sinking, from May 5 to May 7, 1915. \n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46112676675861,"sku":"W2660","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/wwi_rms_lusitani_54c7bc559a4be.jpg?v=1692851744"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-american-victory-medal-siberia-w2746","title":"A First War American Victory Medal; Siberia","description":"A First War American Victory Medal; Siberia - 1 Clasp - SIBERIA. 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Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, marked \"MADE IN ENGLAND\" on the suspension bar, original ribbons, BWM is reverse mounted, intact enamels on the French Legion of Honour, extremely fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46112848609557,"sku":"W2779","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_a3f7d8e2-0871-46dc-8d94-002ea0cfb35e.jpg?v=1692852137"},{"product_id":"united-states-a-rare-first-war-victory-medal-northern-bomber-group-w2797","title":"United States. 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Each is mounted to its own ribbon with brooch pinback, most with original ribbons, gilt wear evident on the World War I Victory Medal, near extremely fine. Accompanied by his Carnegie Medal for Heroism (bronze, marked \"BRONZE\", maker marked \"J.E. CALDWELL \u0026amp; CO. PHILA.\" and marked \"PAT. DEC. 11, '06\" on the rim, inscribed on the reverse in raised lettering \"J. ZOPHAR HOWELL WHO HELPED TO SAVE M. LILLIAN CREAMER FROM DROWNING \/ ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. \/ JUNE 20, 1915\", 76 mm); a France: Water Sports (Sports Nautiques) 1st Place Medal (silvered bronze, marked \"BRONZE\" on the rim, engraved \"1st PLACE \/ LT. J.Z. HOWELL \/ 50 METRES BREST (sic) STROKE \/ LE MANS \/ 31 MAY 1919\" on the reverse, 42.4 mm); and a France: Water Sports (Sports Nautiques) 2nd Place Medal (bronze, marked \"BRONZE\" on the rim, engraved \"2nd PLACE \/ LT. J.Z. HOWELL \/ 50 METRES FREE STYLE \/ LE MANS \/ 31 MAY 1919\" on the reverse, 42.4 mm). Three bronze medals also near extremely fine.\n \nFootnote: Jackson Zophar Howell was born on January 29, 1899 in San Francisco, California and was an accomplished swimmer, affiliated with the Oakland Athletic Club. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal for Heroism for saving M. Lillian Creamer from drowning at Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 20, 1915. She was caught by a giant wave and struggled for life in the undertow, along with two hundred others, many of those rescued by the formation of a human chain. It was described in The New York Times as \"the highest tide of the Summer and one of the strongest undertows ever known here swept along the beach\". Three people perished that day in Atlantic City, along with five others further along the coast. He soon saw service overseas in France with the American Expeditionary Force during the First World War. After the war, Howell participated in a pre-Olympic swimming competition in Le Mans, France, on May 31, 1919, finishing First in the 50-meter Breaststroke and Second in the 50-meter Free Style. As a competition swimmer, and now age 21, he represented the United States at the VII Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. He competed in both the men's 200-meter Breaststroke and the men's 400-meter Breaststroke, finishing in fourth place in both event finals. He later served as a Lieutenant with the United States Navy during the Second World War and the Korean War. Howell died on February 25, 1967, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 68.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46115468542229,"sku":"W2862","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_05_e2f0a77a-8148-4523-bed5-466e14cd1c63.jpg?v=1692854939"},{"product_id":"a-dsm-group-to-brigadier-general-william-mason-fassett-37th-infantry-division-w2883","title":"A Dsm Group To Brigadier General William Mason Fassett; 37Th Infantry Division","description":"A DSM Group to Brigadier General William Mason Fassett; 37th Infantry Division - Army Distinguished Service Medal (bronze with blue enamels, 37.5 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback); WWI Victory Medal, 2 Clasps - ST. MIHIEL, YPRES-LYS (bronze, 36 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback); France: Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer, Third Republic (silver gilt and enamels, hallmarked on the tip of the wreath, 40 mm x 53.5 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension, large rosette on the ribbon, dual prong pinback); France: War Cross 1914-1918 (bronze, 37.3 mm, original ribbon with safety pin attachment); Belgium: War Cross (bronze, 39 mm x 62.5 mm, original original with dual prong pinback); Spain: Order of Military Merit with Red Distinction, Silver Cross (silver, 28 mm x 44 mm, bar on an original ribbon with traditional rectangular hanger with pinback); New Hampshire World War Service Medal 1917-1918 (bronze, 46.2 mm, original ribbon with pinback); West Point Graduates Medal (two-piece construction, silver and gilt bronze with black enamels, maker marked \"METROPOLITAN ARTCRAFT N.Y.C.\" on the reverse, 24.5 mm, \"1802 1892\" printed in gold-coloured ink on its original ribbon with, pinback hanger inscribed in black ink \"FASSETT '97\"); Heavy Weight Wrestling Sport Medal 1886 (silver, engraved \"Heavy Weight Wrestling\" in the centre and dated \"1886\" in the shield below, 31.7 mm x 35.8 mm, engraved \"D.A.A.\" on the pinback hanger); Tug of War Sport Medal 1886 (silver, engraved \"Tug of War\" in the centre and dated  \"1886\" in the shield below, 32.2 mm x 35.8 mm, engraved \"D.A.A.\" on the pinback hanger); Army Distinguished Service Medal Ribbon Bar (10.5 mm x 36 mm, pinback); WWI Victory Medal Ribbon Bar (10 mm x 36 mm, pinback); two Brigadier General's Stars (silvered silver, 23 mm x 24 mm each, horizontal pinbacks); two Colonel's Eagle Rank Insignia (die-stamped silver, left and right-facing set, 19.8 mm x 48 mm each, horizontal pinbacks); two General Staff Branch Insignia (two-piece construction, bronze, 28.8 mm x 30.7 mm each, horizontal pinbacks); an Infantry Branch Insignia (bronze, 26 mm x 50.7 mm, horizontal pinback); a Signal Corps Branch Insignia (bronze, 27.5 mm x 31 mm, horizontal pinback); a U.S. Army Collar Insignia (bronze, 14.5 mm x 29.7 mm, horizontal pinback); and a Vintage Photograph of a Woman (black and white, circular, 29.5 mm, darkened). Tarnishing evident on the two Sports Medals. Extremely fine.\n \nFootnote: William Mason Fassett was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1892, on June 21, 1893, standing forty-first in his class. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant with the 4th Infantry Division on June 11, 1897, then transferred as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 21st Infantry Division on December 2, 1897. He was awarded a Silver Star Citation for actions during the Spanish-American War, covering the three and a half week period, from June 22 to July 17, 1898, as noted: \"William Mason Fassett, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action during the Santiago de Cuba Campaign, 22 June to 17 July 1898. General Orders: U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates\". He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on March 2, 1899, then designated \"Troops\" and transferred to the 5th Infantry Division on February 27, 1902. Fassett was promoted to Captain with the 13th Infantry Division on April 14, 1902. He served in the Division of Militia Affairs from April 11, 1913 to August 15, 1915, in the grade of Captain, Signal Corps. Fassett served as a Brigadier General with the 37th Infantry Division during the First World War, named as the seventh commander of the division, effective December 5, 1918. The 37th Infantry Division was federally activated in August 1917 as a National Guard Division from Ohio. It was sent overseas in June 1918 and fought at the Meuse-Argonne and at Ypres-Lys. Their casualties totaled 5,387 (Killed in Action: 794, Wounded in Action: 4,593). Fassett was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for actions during the First World War, his citation stating: \"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General William MasonFassett, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. In the forcing of the crossing of the Escaut River, Belgium, in November 1918, and the establishment of a bridgehead thereat, General Fassett demonstrated his ability as a leader. The successful operation of his brigade in this and in ensuing actions were greatly influenced by his efforts. General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1919)\". He retired in the rank of Colonel, making his home in Nashua. Fassett died on March 23, 1958.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46115477160213,"sku":"W2883","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_07_6b7a8caa-1488-4fe3-8c9d-a744e07c468c.jpg?v=1692854956"},{"product_id":"a-fine-anglo-american-medal-group-to-the-jewish-legion-w2975","title":"A Fine Anglo-American Medal Group To The Jewish Legion","description":"A Fine Anglo-American Medal Group to the Jewish Legion - British War Medal (J-5787 PTE. S. BULLASKY. R. FUS.) and Victory Medal (J-5787 PTE. S. BULLASKY. R. FUS.); United States: World War I Victory Medal; and Army of Occupation of Germany Medal; Canada: 1939-1945 Star; Defence Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp; and War Medal 1939-1945; and United States: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; and Army Good Conduct Medal. The British pair are un-mounted, with original ribbons, both medals with the Ribbon Bar of the American Army of Occupation of Germany Medal sewn to their reverses, in the \"brooch\" format. The Canadian group is mounted to a swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, with original ribbons and are un-named. The five American medals are un-named, each have original ribbons with brooch pinbacks, the pinback missing on the Army of Occupation of Germany Medal, while the others are intact. Dark patinas on the silver medals, contact marks and surface wear, very fine. Accompanied by a copy of his First World War 39th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Medals Award Index Card, along with assorted research papers.\n \nFootnote: Samuel Bullusky was from the United States and born around 1900. He enlisted for service with the 39th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (AKA The Jewish Legion). The Jewish Legion (1917–1921) is an unofficial name used to refer to five battalions of Jewish volunteers, the 38th to 42nd (Service) Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers, raised in the British Army to fight against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. In August 1917, the formation of a Jewish battalion was officially announced. The unit was designated as the 38th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers and included British volunteers, as well as members of the former Zion Mule Corps and a large number of Russian Jews. In April 1918, it was joined by the 39th Battalion, raised at Fort Edward, Nova Scotia, which was made up almost entirely of Jews who were resident in the United States and Canada, one of which appears to have been Bullasky. Thousands of Palestinian Jews also applied to join the Legion and in 1918, more than 1,000 were enlisted. Ninety-two Ottoman Jews who had been captured in the fighting earlier were also permitted to enlist. This group was organized as the 40th Battalion. The 41st and 42nd Battalions were depot battalions stationed in Plymouth, England. The 5,000 member Legion was composed of \"thirty-four per cent from the United States, thirty per cent from Palestine, twenty-eight per cent from England, six per cent from Canada, one per cent Ottoman war prisoners, one per cent from Argentina.\" The soldiers of the 38th, 39th and later the 40th Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers served in the Jordan Valley and fought the Ottomans north of Jerusalem. In June 1918, the volunteers of the 38th Battalion began engaging the Ottomans some twenty miles north of Jerusalem. In the fighting in the Jordan Valley, more than twenty Legionnaires were killed, wounded, or captured, the rest came down with malaria, and thirty of this group later died. The Legion then came under the command of Major-General Edward Chaytor, who commanded the ANZAC Mounted Division. Besides various skirmishes, the Legion also participated in the Battle of Megiddo in mid-September 1918, widely considered to have been one of the final and decisive victories of the Ottoman front. Almost all the members of the Jewish regiments were discharged immediately after the end of the war, in November 1918. Some of them returned to their respective countries, others settled in Palestine to realize their Zionist aspirations. For his First World War Service with the 39th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Bullasky was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Bullasky later joined the American Expeditionary Force after the War, as part of the Army of Occupation on Germany, before returning to Canada. Since his original purpose was to fight with the 39th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, his passage was paid for by the British Government. He embarked Glasgow, Scotland, arriving in Montreal, Quebec on September 14, 1919 aboard the S.S. Saturnia, along with other soldiers from the Jewish Legion. As he was an American citizen serving with the AEF, he was also awarded the World War I Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation of Germany Medal. Bullasky appears to have later served overseas with the Canadian Forces during the Second World War, possibly enlisting with them before the Americans entered the war in December 1941, and for his service, was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp and the War Medal 1939-1945. Afterwards, he likely returned to the United States during the later stages of the war and fought for his home country in the Pacific Theatre, and for his service was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Army Good Conduct Medal.\n \nNOTE: This is a First World War recruitment poster published in American Jewish magazines, illustrating the Daughter of Zion (representing the Jewish people), exclaiming \"Your Old New Land Must Have You! Join the Jewish Regiment.\" (C:36)\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46115507667221,"sku":"W2975","price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/e_7305.jpg?v=1692854989"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-american-victory-medal-russia-clasp-w2989","title":"A First War American Victory Medal; Russia Clasp","description":"A First War American Victory Medal; Russia Clasp - With period ribbon, broach, \"Russia\" clasp, in very fine condition. ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46115514089749,"sku":"W2989","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_04_4abf845e-895a-4f7c-afe3-d01e63b9ea60.jpg?v=1692855002"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-lusitania-medallion-first-version-w3002","title":"A First War Lusitania Medallion; First Version","description":"A First War Lusitania Medallion; First Version - Blackened bronze, non magnetic, obverse illustrating the stricken liner sinking, her stern submerged to left while her ram-shaped bow, laden with armaments, rises clear of the water (an image contradicting eyewitness accounts which stated that the ship went down bow first, the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram German submarines), smoke billowing from the vessel's four funnels, inscribed \"KEINE BANN WARE!\" (No Contraband Goods) above and \"DER GROSS-DAMPFER=LUSITANIA=DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT 5.MAI 1915\" (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine 5 May 1915) below, reverse illustrates Death in the form of a skeleton, behind the ticket office counter of the Cunard Line in New York, issuing tickets to a crush of passengers, sign above the window inscribed \"CUNA LINIE\" (Cunard Line), arranged vertically down the right side of the window is the word \"CUNARD\" and below the counter \"FAHRKARTEN AUSGABE\" (Ticket Office), at the extreme left of the crowd a man reads a newspaper bearing the headline \"U BOOT GEFAHR\" (U-boat Danger) and standing next to him is a top-hatted and bearded figure, a representation of the German Ambassador to the USA, Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff raising a warning finger, inscribed \"GESCHÄFT ÜBER ALLES\" (Business Above All) above and the initials of the designer, \"KG\" (Karl Goetz) below the feet of the crowd, very high relief, 57 mm, light gilt wear, extremely fine.  Footnote: Shortly after 2:10 pm on Friday, May 7, 1915, in fine clear weather off the Old Head of Kinsale (a headland on southern coast of Ireland), the Cunard liner Lusitania (30,396 tons) was hit amidships by a torpedo. She was struck without warning and sank in a matter of twenty minutes. According to the latest evidence, 1,201 men, women and children were lost. Of these fatalities 128 were American citizens. The U20, the German submarine which fired the torpedo, circled the sinking ship then fled the scene, reaching its base at Wilhelmshaven on May 13th. The Lusitania Medallion was privately issued in Germany, to mark the circumstances of the sinking of the Cunard liner RSM Lusitania in May 1915. British copies of the piece were subsequently widely distributed as part of a concerted anti-German propaganda campaign. The Munich-based Medallist, Karl Goetz, regarded the loss of the Lusitania as an event which stemmed directly from the bewildering irresponsibility of the British Government and the Cunard Steamship Company in allowing the return of the liner from New York to Liverpool at a time of intense U-boat activity. The significance of the reference to Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff raising a warning finger is that on May 1, 1915, Lusitania's sailing day from New York, a German-sponsored announcement appeared next to the Cunard advertisement in all New York papers reminding passengers that Germany was at war with Britain and her allies and that the war zone included the waters around the British Isles, and any vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, were liable to destruction in British waters. 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