Canada, United Kingdom. A Lot Of First And Second War Sweetheart Badges Auction Archive The USS Franklin crew had

The USS Franklin crew had been called to battle stations twelve times within six hours that night and Captain Gehres downgraded the alert status to Condition III

It was the greatest naval defeat suffered by Ottomans since the Battle of Lepanto (1571)

followed by studio portraits of different soldiers (enlisted men and NCOs)

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Canada, United Kingdom. A Lot Of First And Second War Sweetheart Badges Auction Archive The USS Franklin crew hadIncludes: Three Canada badges: 1. Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) Sweetheart Badge: multi piece construction, in sterling silver, marked "STERLING" and maker marked "SMIBO" on the reverse, measuring 33 mm (w) x 30. 7 mm (h), vertical pinback, contact marks. 2. Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC) Sweetheart Badge: multi piece construction, in sterling silver, maker marked "WRJ" in a circle (Ronald J. Wyancko) and marked "STERLING" on the reverse,