What type of srvice medal?

[familycollectiblesstore]

[tan123]

Presented by the City of Albany to men who were in uniform during World War One.

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2039

A fairly common medal but its nice that yours is engraved with the name.

[familycollectiblesstore]

So it is recognising his service, Thank You!   V76

[der_adler1]

Probably a state medal presented to a member of the NY National Guard that had been nationalized to participate in WWI