December 10, 2019 Edged Weapon, Armor & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2019
Very large lot of American military medals and insignia consisting of: Medals in titled cases: Air Medal, with full wrap brooch, engraved on the reverse "For Exceptionally Meritorious Achievement L. E. Venderwilt": Purple Heart with slot brooch, named on the reverse "John Sobel": Purple Heart, slot brooch, unnamed: Purple Heart, slot brooch, named on the reverse "William A. Dyke": Legion of Merit, full wrap brooch numbered "3878", named on the reverse "Donald P. Rinque": three Bronze Stars with slot brooches and Distinguished Service Cross with crimp brooch. The following medals are boxed: two American Theater Campaign medals: World War I Victory Medal: Vietnam Service medal: Good Conduct: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal: Asiatic - Pacific Theater Medal: World War I Army of Occupation Medal in box dated 1945: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal: Selective Service Medal. Included is a mounted medal group consisting of: American Campaign, European African Middle Eastern Campaign, American Campaign, Navy Occupation Service and American Defense. Uncased medals include: Numbered, slot brooch Silver Star: Purple Heart with slot brooch: Two Slot Brooch Bronze Star Medals: Five-bar World War I Victory Medal: Four World War II Victory Medals: Four Army Of Occupation medals: Two Sterling Glider Troop Wings - one missing its pin. Three Sterling Paratrooper Wings. Included in the lot are a large number of slot brooch and crimp brooch American medals: Sterling general's stars: American cloth and metal insignia - some marked "Sterling". CONDITION: Very good to excellent.