Military medals and commendations, 1967-1970.

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Military medals and commendations, 1967-1970.

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The Joel Sandberg collection consists of medals given to Sandberg posthumously after his death in 1969 while serving in the Vietnamese Conflict. Medals include The Purple Heart, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Air Medal, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, among others. Commendations and certificates from his time in the United States Navy are included as well. In addition, there is information on the Sandberg Scholarship, programs of his graduation from Gustavus Adolphus College, and memorial materials from his classmates. Sandburg was the first Gustavus alumnus to be killed in action in Vietnam.

2 folders and 1 small box.

Gustavus Adolphus College, Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library

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Gustavus Adolphus College, Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library

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Gustavus Adolphus College.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Sandberg, Joel Alexis, 1945-1969.

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