United States. A Military Order Of The World War Membership Badge, C.1920 Auction right bottom corner torn

right bottom corner torn

red and white-enameled jewels

then was transferred to the U

he was born on October 2

United States. A Military Order Of The World War Membership Badge, C.1920 Auction right bottom corner tornIn bronze gilt with red enamels, marked with the copyright "c", maker marked "MEDALLIC ART CO. N. Y." and number impressed "506" on the reverse, measuring 43. 2 mm (w) x 47. 7 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Order of the World War was created in 1919 by General of the Armies John J. Pershing, as a fraternity for American military officers coming out of the Great War. Two decades later, when