United States: A Positively Attributed Second World War 'Pacific' Good Conduct and Campaign service medal group of 4: Edward Randall Cooper, United States Navy late U.S.S. Southampton

- United States: Navy Good Conduct Medal. With ring suspension, un-named and un-numbered
- United States: American Campaign Medal
- United States: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- United States: Second World War Victory Medal

Sold together with:

- Pair of official named United States Navy Aluminum Identity Discs: Edward / Randall / Cooper / 208-87-63 / T.2/44 B / USN C

The ID discs suspended from a long - solid silver English hallmarked chain - each link and fittings individually hallmarked with Birmingham England 'Lion Passant' silver hallmarks -of 41g weight, and bullion value of more then GBP 35. The chain with attached yellow metal lucky charm 'Horseshoe'

USS Southampton: USS Southampton (AKA-66) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. The ship had a busy Pacific War 1944-45, earning 2 x 'Battle Stars' for her role in amphibious landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa

IWO JIMA: Southampton entered Pearl Harbor on 26 November 1944 and, for the next two months, participated in amphibious exercises in the islands. She departed Pearl Harbor on 27 January 1945 with members of the 25th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, embarked. The AKA arrived at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands on 5 February and, two days later, headed on to Saipan. She made Saipan on the 11th, conducted final invasion rehearsals off Tinian between the 13th and 15th, and got underway for Iwo Jima the following day. Southampton entered her assigned transport area off Iwo Jima on 19 February. She lowered landing craft and dispatched them to other ships of the division to ferry the assault troops to the beach. Southampton sustained her only casualties of the Iwo Jima assault during the initial landings when a mortar shell exploded close aboard one of her LCVP's and wounded the coxswain and a seaman. During the last two weeks in February, the attack cargo ship joined in unloading troops and supplies and embarking casualties from the fighting ashore. These operations were frequently interrupted by enemy air activity. On 1 March, Southampton sailed for the Marianas

OKINAWA: Southampton arrived at Saipan on 4 March 1945, disembarked the wounded marines and sailors; and, by the 11th, began loading the combat cargo of the 2nd Marine Division. She conducted more rehearsal landings off Tinian until the 27th, and then she sailed for the Ryukyus. On 1 April 1945, she and the other ships of her task group arrived off the southeastern coast of Okinawa to feign an attack and retire. At dawn during the approach, a suicide plane crashed into Hinsdale (APA-120) and Southampton dispatched her landing craft to assist in the transfer of Hinsdale's troops to other ships. The next day, the task group made another feint at Okinawa. Before retiring to an area 150 miles from Okinawa, Southampton fired her guns at the enemy for the only time during the war. A Japanese plane flew over the formation and, though fired upon by all ships, escaped into the clouds apparently undamaged. The ships cruised around the holding area until 11 April. They encountered mines, underwent air alerts, and escort units made sonar contacts, but the group saw no action save the destruction of mines.
The task group returned to Saipan on 14 April, disembarked the marines, and unloaded its cargo. Southampton remained at Saipan until 4 June, when she was ordered to the South Pacific to pick up cargo for the Marianas. Over the following two and one-half months, she made two such voyages to the South Pacific and back to the Marianas. During the Nouméa to Kwajalein leg of the return voyage of her second run, she received news of the end of hostilities.
The 4 x medals mounted as-worn suspended from a typical United States medal mounting bar, retaining it's 2 x pin-posts with 2 x clutch-back discs

The recipient was the son of Edward David Cooper, a United States Army Great War Veteran whose medal group we are listing separately for sale, see item code:

Condition: About EF

Code: 25519