{"product_id":"united-states-a-west-indies-naval-campaign-medal-to-p-ogrady-united-states-navy-uss-iowa-w5251","title":"United States. A West Indies Naval Campaign Medal  To P. O'grady, United States Navy, Uss Iowa","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eSampson\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e) - SANTIAGO (5), SAN JUAN. P.R (in bronze, engraved \"P. O'GRADY. U.S. NAVY\" on the edge, obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of Rear Admiral William T. \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eSampson\u003c\/span\u003e, inscribed \"U.S. NAVAL CAMPAIGN \/ WEST INDIES 1898\" above, \"WILLIAM T. \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eSAMPSON\u003c\/span\u003e\" to the left and \"COMMANDER IN CHIEF\" to the right of the bust, engraver marked \"B\" (Charles E. Barber), reverse designed by George T. Morgan, illustrating a Navy officer, a Sailor and a Marine aboard ship, all three facing to the left, with water behind them and mountainous landscape in the distance, the figures standing upon a block identifying the action for which the \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e was awarded, the block inscribed \"SANTIAGO DE CUBA\" with the date \"\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aBn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aQJ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_1241793130\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\"\u003eJULY 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\" below, measuring 38 mm in diameter, original ribbon, the five Santiago clasps dated \"\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aBn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aQJ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_1241793131\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\"\u003eJULY 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\", \"\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aBn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aQJ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_1241793132\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\"\u003eJULY 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\", \"MAY 31.\", \"JUNE 6.\" and \"\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aBn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-aQJ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_1241793133\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\"\u003eJUNE 16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\" on their reverses, the San Juan P.R clasp dated \"MAY 12.\" on the reverse, suspended from a hanger inscribed \"U.S.S. IOWA \" with brooch pinback, contact marks, very fine. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFootnote: The \u003cspan\u003eWest Indies Naval Campaign \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e (AKA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eSampson\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMe\u003cwbr\u003edal\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) is a commemorative \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e of the United States Navy for service in the Spanish-American War. The \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e was authorized by an Act of Congress in 1901 and was awarded to those personnel who served on ships in the fleet of Rear Admiral William T. \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eSampson\u003c\/span\u003e during combat operations in the waters of the West Indies and Cuba. The \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eSampson\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e was also known as the \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e Commemorating Naval Engagements in the West Indies or West Indies Naval Campaign \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e, not to be confused with the West Indies Campaign \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e which was a separate award. A similar commemorative decoration was the Dewey \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e, considered senior to the \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eSampson\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003eMedal\u003c\/span\u003e. It was first authorized by a Joint resolution of the United States Congress on March 3, 1901. The resolution authorized the Secretary of the Navy to have produced bronze \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedals\u003c\/span\u003e to commemorate naval engagements in the West Indies and on the shores of Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e was to be presented to the officers and men of the United States Navy and Marine Corps who participated in engagements and battles that were deemed to be of sufficient importance to merit their commemoration. The resolution also stipulated that those who might be eligible for recognition for participation in more than one engagement would not receive a second \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e, but would receive a \"bronze bar appropriately inscribed, to be attached to the ribbon by which the \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e is suspended.\" Suspending the ribbon of the \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e is a brooch pinback with the name of the recipient's ship. The recipient's name is engraved on the edge of the \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e, this being one of only two \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedals\u003c\/span\u003e officially issued named to a recipient. Campaign clasps or engagement bars were authorized for wear on the ribbon, showing various battles and the ship name which had participated. The \u003cspan class=\"m_1675460197848496691gmail-il\"\u003emedal\u003c\/span\u003e was issued for forty-seven engagements or skirmishes, with some awarded with several engagement bars. When worn as a ribbon on a military uniform, there were no devices authorized. USS Iowa (BB-4) was a United States Navy battleship. It was the first ship commissioned in honor of Iowa and was America's first seagoing battleship. Like the Indiana class, USS Iowa was classified as a \"Seagoing Coastline Battleship\", but she was a better sea boat than the earlier battleships. USS Iowa saw substantial action in the Spanish-American War, including the Battle of Santiago on July 3, 1898. While she was an improvement over the Indiana class because of a superior design, the warship became obsolete quickly in the first quarter of the twentieth century and was used for target practice and sunk on March 23, 1923 in Panama Bay by a salvo of 14-inch shells. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124698534165,"sku":"W5251","price":610.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c18-026540.jpg?v=1692878984","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/united-states-a-west-indies-naval-campaign-medal-to-p-ogrady-united-states-navy-uss-iowa-w5251","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}