{"product_id":"royal-air-force-ww2-long-service-medal-group-greenwood-raf-singapore-pacific-star","title":"Royal Air Force WW2 Long Service Medal Group Greenwood RAF Singapore Pacific Star","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eSecond World War Medal Group of 6 -  Sergeant Fred Greenwood, Royal Air Force\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e1939-45 Star - \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePacific Star - \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFrance and Germany Star - \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDefence Medal - \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish War Medal - \u003ci\u003eunnamed as issued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eRoyal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal - \u003cb\u003e619231 SGT. F. GREENWOOD R.A.F.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA rare and highly desirable combination of campaign stars and long service award to \u003cb\u003eSergeant Fred Greenwood\u003c\/b\u003e, Royal Air Force, whose service spanned the pre-war, wartime, and post-war eras. Greenwood enlisted as a civilian and formally joined the RAF as an \u003cb\u003eAircraftman after March 1938\u003c\/b\u003e, later qualifying as a \u003cb\u003eFlight Mechanic\u003c\/b\u003e. He was subsequently appointed to the \u003cb\u003eClass F Reserve\u003c\/b\u003e, confirming ongoing obligations after his regular service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBy \u003cb\u003e1 April 1940\u003c\/b\u003e, Greenwood is recorded serving with \u003cb\u003eNo. 36 Squadron\u003c\/b\u003e, then based at \u003cb\u003eSeletar, Singapore\u003c\/b\u003e, a unit operating Vickers Vildebeest and later torpedo-bomber aircraft. The Operations Record Book notes his reclassification as an Aircraftman 1st Class with effect from that date. 36 Squadron was one of the RAF’s main strike units in the Far East, conducting maritime patrols, anti-shipping reconnaissance, and coastal defence duties in the tense months leading up to the Japanese assault on British possessions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eGreenwood later saw operational service that qualified him for the \u003cb\u003ePacific Star\u003c\/b\u003e, indicating continued service in the theatre during the Malayan campaign, the defence of Singapore, or the wider operations in the Dutch East Indies arc as the empire reeled under Japanese attack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn addition to his Far East service, Greenwood also earned the \u003cb\u003eFrance \u0026amp; Germany Star\u003c\/b\u003e, confirming subsequent operational service in the European theatre. This dual-theatre entitlement marks him out as a man who served in two of the key operational zones of the war—a rare distinction that explains the unusual and appealing combination of medals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePost-war, Sgt. Greenwood remained with the RAF and completed the long, unblemished service required for the award of the \u003cb\u003eRoyal Air Force Long Service \u0026amp; Good Conduct Medal\u003c\/b\u003e, naming him as \u003cb\u003e619231 Sergeant F. 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