A Second War American Army Distinguished Service Medal; Numbered & Cased Auction southwest Poland)

southwest Poland)

115166 (CH

Breast badge of the Order in silver gilt and enamels

United States Army Air Force

reverse medallion with Imperial eagle (on most badges of this type reverse features crossed French flags)

A Second War American Army Distinguished Service Medal; Numbered & Cased Auction southwest Poland)United States; Bronze gilt with blue enamels, numbered "3986" on the edge, 37. 5 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Accompanied by three 10 mm x 36 mm ribbon bars, two with a bronze oak leaf cluster, one of which has a pinback, in their hardshelled case of issue, unmarked on the lid, case also extremely fine.(C: 76)