Original U.S. WWII Navy Early Issue Silver Star Medal with Wrap Brooch in Early Issue Numbered Red Box with Pin & Ribbon - Excellent U.S. Navy without any denting that we

without any denting that we can see

Also included is a wonderful helmet bag which has the pilot’s name rank and branch on a leather name tag:

) and the Belgian Army

though it is not maker marked

with mostly intact plating on the front

Original U.S. WWII Navy Early Issue Silver Star Medal with Wrap Brooch in Early Issue Numbered Red Box with Pin & Ribbon - Excellent U.S. Navy without any denting that weOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the successor award to the "Citation Star" (316 silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918, during World War I. On July 19, 1932, the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the medal. This is an extremely scarce early WWII Navy issue Silver Star Medal with