Estate lot of identified WW2 memorabilia of veteran of the 80th Division reconnaissance serving at the BATTLE OF THE BULGE , dog tags and chain , visor cap and overseas cap with infantry piping, photos and papers for award of medal and discharge information. WW2 cased PURPLE HEART MEDAL with ribbon bar for veteran wounded in action WIA on CHRISTMAS EVE 1944. A large piece of shrapnel is part of the lot and was removed from veterans chest and lung. The piece of metal was kept as a war memento. A pretty ugly reminder of war and also of the way the GREATEST GENERATION rose above adversity and carried on in life. GROSS served as a Boy Scout leader in Brookfield Ma. Also there is a boxed ww2 victory medal, military whistle and chain , military CIB Combat Infantryman’s Badge pin and US and INFANTRY collar brass. Interesting lot a Purple Heart medal with a real face and story. The item “Id’d WW2 80 Div Battle of Bulge Xmas 1944 WIA wound PH medals dog tags shrapnel” is in sale since Monday, May 20, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Other US WWII Original Items”. The seller is “taliawhereru” and is located in Amherst, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.
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