United States. A United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) Pendant And Postcard Archive oak leaf cluster on its

oak leaf cluster on its original ribbon with brooch pinback)

He was awarded a caution for being Absent Without Leave the following May

Footnote: The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on concepts which the two men initiated before World War II while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China

with a white wool backer visible through the voided areas of the crown

and then interned in the United States when she ran out of supplies

United States. A United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) Pendant And Postcard Archive oak leaf cluster on itsA United States Naval Construction Battalions pendant, constructed of sterling silver with enamels, on loop for suspension, the reverse marked STERLING, measuring 27 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in extremely fine condition; accompanied by a postcard, the reverse with a handwritten inscription and date of 1943, measuring 139 mm (w) x 90 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.