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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 21003, member: 54&quot;]The following info was provided courtesy, Naval Historical</p><p>Foundation: </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;I believe you’ve got three campaign ribbons on the lower row, left to right:</p><p>a. Cuban Pacification Medal (1906-1909) (<a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/cubapac.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/cubapac.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/cubapac.htm</a> )</p><p>b.World War I Victory Medal (<a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/ww1vic.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/ww1vic.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/ww1vic.htm</a> )</p><p>c. American Defense Service Medal (1939-1941) (<a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/adsm.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/adsm.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/adsm.htm</a> )</p><p>Top ribbon is probably Legion of Merit because of the narrow white edges; a typical end of tour or career award for an O-6. All of the ribbon colors are skewed because of the way this image is either faded or the way the digital image was taken.</p><p>He must have retired right at the beginning of WWII, or at least that was when the portrait was painted. Any ID? We might be able to find a bio if there’s a name associated with the painting. &quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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