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Artifact box 1

 Container

Contains 39 Results:

Nametag "Benson CO NTTC Meridian"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 6
Scope and Contents

Group A

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Set of 3 Medals

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 7
Scope and Contents

Including Joint Service Commendation medal, medals are attached to one another. Group A.

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Set of 3 Medals

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 8
Scope and Contents

Medals are attached to one another, includes Commendation Medal (United States Navy) with service star, Navy Achievement Medal, and National Defense Service medal. Group A

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

2 Commander oak leaf devices

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 9
Scope and Contents

Group A

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Joint Chiefs of Staff pin

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 10
Scope and Contents

Group A

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

2 National Defense Medals

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 11
Scope and Contents

Group B

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

4 Commander leaf devices

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 12
Scope and Contents

Group B

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

National Defense Medal

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 13
Scope and Contents

Group C

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

3 Service stars

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 14
Scope and Contents

Group C

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

19 Ribbons

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 15
Scope and Contents

Group C

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

4 lapel pin medals

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 16
Scope and Contents

Group C

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Command Ashore badge

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 17
Scope and Contents

Group C

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Commendation Medal (unknown)

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 18
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Artifact boxes mostly containing medals, fastenings, and a Type 4 Pottery Grenade from Sasebo Japan with accompanying plaque with explanatory text. Artifacts are tagged according to original order of boxing in groups A through G.

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

2 Commander oak leaf tie pins

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 19
Scope and Contents

Group D

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Commander oak leaf tie pin devices

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 20
Scope and Contents

Group D

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Nametag "Benson CO NTTC Meridian"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 21
Scope and Contents

Group E

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Joint Chiefs of Staff Medallion

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 22
Scope and Contents

Group E

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Command Ashore badge

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 23
Scope and Contents

Group E

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Set of 3 Medals

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 24
Scope and Contents

Set of 3 medals including Naval Achievement and Joint Service Commendation. Group E

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Nametag "LCDR Benson Executive Officer SIMA San Francisco"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 25
Scope and Contents

Nametag "LCDR Benson Executive Officer SIMA San Francisco" includes logo "Ready Quality Repairs." Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Nametag "S.A. Benson Executive Officer SIMA SF"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 26
Scope and Contents

Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

2 Joint Chiefs of Staff Medals

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 27
Scope and Contents

Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Button/Pin "SIMA San Francisco MWR Ready Quality Repairs"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 28
Scope and Contents

Decorative button with Sima, San Francisco United States Navy Slogan. Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Set of 3 (Medal) Ribbons

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 29
Scope and Contents

Set of 3 (Medal) Ribbons, unknown, one with bronze oak cluster and gold leaf border. Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Nametag "Armed Forces Staff College Sally Benson"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 30
Scope and Contents

Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Nametag "Sally Benson Head of[f] Separations Branch PERS 822"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 31
Scope and Contents

Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Set of 4 Medals

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 32
Scope and Contents

Set of 4 Medals including Commendation medal (unknown) with golad service star, Navy Achievement Medal, and National Defense Medal. Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Navy Achievement pin

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 33
Scope and Contents

Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Command Ashore badge

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 34
Scope and Contents

Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Instruction Sheet "Wearing of Miniature Medals"

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 35
Scope and Contents

Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Pin for newly commissioned USS Alaska, January 25, 1986

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 36
Scope and Contents

Pin (1 of 2) for newly commissioned USS Alaska SSBN 732. Alaska text with Eagle and Stars. Group F

Dates: January 25, 1986

Pin for newly commissioned USS Alaska, January 25, 1986

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 37
Scope and Contents

Pin (2 of 2) for newly commissioned USS Alaska SSBN 732, with Alaska - 49th State with Alpine Forget-me-not (state flower). Group F

Dates: January 25, 1986

Personalized golf tee

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 38
Scope and Contents

Golf tee labeled "CDR Sally Benson - CO NTTC." Group F

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Seven pearl button studs

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 39
Scope and Contents

Group G

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Type 4 Pottery Grenade in Wooden Box, circa WWII

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 1
Scope and Contents

Type 4 Pottery Grenade in wooden box, given to CDR Benson during her time in Sasebo, Japan. Is accompanied by a plaque with explanatory text.

Dates: circa WWII

Blue and Red Velvet Box with Plaque (for Type 4 Pottery Grenade)

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 2
Scope and Contents

A blue and red velvet box with a plaque containing explanatory text regarding the Type 4 Pottery Grenade given to Benson by officials at Sasebo, Japan. Benson was stationed there during 1994 to 1996. The grenade itself is from WWII era while theplaque's date is unknown.

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002

Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Yearbook "The Bell", 1997

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 3
Scope and Contents

Blue leatherbound yearbook with CGSC on the cover with gold lettering and emblem. This is Benson's Yearbook from her graduation from Command and General Staff College, 1997. Featured are the family and inidivudal portraits of Benson and her fellow graduates.

Dates: 1997

Business Card Binder, circa 1995

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 4
Scope and Contents

A grey binder containing dozens of business cards from Japanese businesses, government officials, and citizens relating to the running of Commande Fleet Activities, Sasesbo, Japan.

Dates: circa 1995

Ribbons

 Item — Artifact box: 1
Identifier: WV 0579- Series 9- Item Item 5
Scope and Contents

Group A

Dates: 1961-2015; Other: Majority of material found within 1993-2002