November 7-8, 2018 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2018
Group relating to Staff Sergeant Albert Andrews USAAF, consisting of: Soldiers Medal, slot brooch, unnamed as issued: 10th Air Force patch with "1st Air Commandos" arc: July 1945 Citation for the Soldiers Medal awarded for heroism in freeing men trapped in a collapsed building after having been severely injured himself: Photograph of Andrews being awarded the medal: Newspaper clippings reporting the award: Letter dated August 9, 1945 to Andrews' sister describing the incident: Service photographs and papers. Included is the black titled case for the medal. CONDITION: All in excellent condition.