at the huge Naval Base on the Firth of Forth at Rosyth
or specifically for citation at the Armed Forces level
that he was discovered to be overage for military service
1937 and to Able Seaman on May 26
along with Malcolm Storey
United States. A Pearl Harbor Purple Heart Group To Uss Oklahoma Chief Pharmacist's Mate Newly Listed at the huge Naval BaseUnited States; Purple Heart (two piece construction, bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "JAMES T. CHESHIRE CPhM USN" on the reverse, 34. 8 mm (w) x 43. 3 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback), extremely fine. Also included are items which are heavily corroded from seawater, having been recovered from the sunken hull of the USS Oklahoma, including: his Navy Good Conduct Medal, 2 Clasps 1937, 1940 (bronze, engraved