A Second War American Legion Of Merit, Legionnaire Grade, Named To John F. Mccarthy, Cased Auction 26 mm x 63 mm

26 mm x 63 mm

vertical pinbacks)

A NSV (National Socialist People’s Welfare/Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt) “Helft Mutter und Kind” badge

The document was signed and issued at the field command post by Panzer General Gustav Fehn on the 24th of November

with very minimal enamel loss to red lion

A Second War American Legion Of Merit, Legionnaire Grade, Named To John F. Mccarthy, Cased Auction 26 mm x 63 mmUnited States; Bronze gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, 45. 5 mm x 47. 2 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, scattered gilt wear, near extremely fine. Accompanied by its 10. 5 mm x 36 mm ribbon bar with pinback and two 4 mm x 17 mm enamelled ribbon bars with button hole attachments, in their hardshelled case of issue, marked "LEGION OF MERIT" above "LEGIONNAIRE" on the lid, exhibiting light scuffing on the lid, case