The Sino-American Cooperation Organization (SACO, AKA the Sino-American Special Technical Cooperative Organization) was established in 1943 as a joint Nationalist/American operation headed up in tandem by the chief of Chiang Kai-Shek's secret police and the commander of the U.S. Navy's intelligence outfit in China. The SACO served as an intelligence gathering/sharing organization as well as a training center for Chinese guerrilla forces operating in Japanese occupied territory and other tasks. The medal measures 2 1/8" wide, with a design of shaking hands backed by American and Nationalist Flags backed by a red, white, blue and gold starburst, with a red, white, blue and yellow ribbon. The included award certificate measures 15 inches wide by 10 1/2" tall, and an included translation notes it has having been awarded by the Republic of China in June of 1976 to a "Mr. John N. Klos", who has not been positively identified. Included with the lot is a stick-pin miniature of the medal, China War Memorial medal with bar ribbon, and a medal bar with the Navy Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal and China Service Medal. Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore Collection

Good overall, with mild wear and handling marks. The certificate has three torn corners, and minor cracking from being rolled or folded.