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Naval Target Practice Medal

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sandfisher

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This is obviously a medal awarded for target practice. The rest is unknown. Does anyone know why someone would have received it or know how to figure out what ship it was awarded from? The front says TARGET PRACTICE across the top. A sailor and a warship in the middle and GUANTANAMO JAN FEB MAR 1911 on the bottom. The back reads "LEFT NEW YORK NOV 2ND 1910. VISITED PORTLAND HARBOR AND GRAVESEND, ENGLAND, BREST AND CHERBOURG FRANCE, DURING NOV. AND DEC. ARRIVED GUANTANAMO, CUBA, JANY. 14TH, 1911" I found this on a local beach here in New Jersey.

Thanks for lookin!
 
No idea but unbelievable find !
 
Nice find...
I like finding personal things like that.
John
 
That is one cool find!!! Thanks for sharing, sorry can't help you with any info.
HH,
Bunker
 
I've been researching a bunch of stuff and I think it is from the USS Michigan. Found some history that describes that cruise exactly and pictures of it show the same masts as the ones from the engravings. Still don't know why someone would have received a target practice medal and what the significance was. Any Navy people out there?
 
My guess is it was awarded to all the crew members after having been on station for 3 months practicing general quarters and firing at targets placed in various locations at sea. It would have been like a medal.
What a great find! That would have to go on my list of favorites if it were mine.
 
The US East Coast Fleet used to overwinter in Gitmo. Easier to chip and paint in the tropics than in any east coast port in winter.

That pin as much as anything commemorates a cruise to Europe before going to winter quarters, something that much of the fleet did every year back then. Gitmo has had a long association with the US before 911. Certainly in 1911!

HH

1859
 
Funny

Here's an article for you

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64410&st=0&p=468912&#entry468912 also a distant relative

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Edward_Cox
 
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