https://unitedstatesarmynavy.com Fri, 08 May 2026 02:48:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 https://unitedstatesarmynavy.com/2026/05/uss-valdez-de-1096-navy-commissioning-medal-clip-navy-cpo-estate-rare-set/ https://unitedstatesarmynavy.com/2026/05/uss-valdez-de-1096-navy-commissioning-medal-clip-navy-cpo-estate-rare-set/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 14:47:49 +0000 https://unitedstatesarmynavy.com/2026/05/uss-valdez-de-1096-navy-commissioning-medal-clip-navy-cpo-estate-rare-set/























Very rare only example i have ever seen for sale, direct from a navy CPO estate who served on the USS Valdez…. One of the main things denoting this to be a correct commissioning medal is the DE designation this designation only existed July of 1974 to June of 1975. DE stood for Destoryer Escort which was changed to Frigate. USS Valdez (FF-1096) is the forty-fifth Knox-class frigate and was built by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana, and originally designated as an ocean escort (DE-1096). Commissioned in the United States Navy from 1974 to 1991, she was the first U. In 1998, Valdez was leased to Taiwan and renamed Yi Yang (FF-939). Well worth a read and some research…. If something ever happens with china down the line this very rare never seen medal might be worth a fortune. A small lot of other items belonging to him is also listed… Commissioning medals are tough to price they rarely enter the market and prices range from 20 dollars to thousands… Please see my other militaria and collectibles!

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