American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars, Victory Medal in World War II, Naval Reserve Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Medal were awarded to personnel who served on active duty in the prescribed areas or aboard ships of the Navy or Coast Guard from 1941 to 1946
Paper, 6 1/2" x 10"
Jason Samuels was Executive Officer aboard this vessel. The Submarine Chaser 1298 was one of 400 or more ordered since 1940, duplicates of the experimental 128-footers built under the 1938 program. They had two diesel engines, dual screws