U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Class of 1927 "SWEETHEART" RING

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY 1927 "SWEET-HEART" RING
14k white gold, made and presented in 1937.
(in Tiffany & Co box personalized with gold initials "F,M.McA.")

Maker & quality marks : BB&B 14k
Engraved : FMM to BWM 25 December 1937"
Blue Sapphire : very abraded, apparently flame fusion origin; Gold : 14k; gross wt : .25 troy oz.
Finger size : 6-1/2 Condition : details worn
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Provenance : 1927 Naval Academy graduate (& later "China Marine"*) Francis M. McAlister., presented to his wife Willie Bernice Wilkins McAlister on December 25, 1937
(*4th Marine regiment, Shanghai, 1927-41)
According to her heir, Willie married US Naval Academy graduate Francis McAlister about 1927.
They lived together in China where he served the Marine Corps patrolling the China coast. He fought in WWII, was wounded in the Korean War &retired as Major General