Original U.S. WWII 80th Infantry Division Engraved Purple Heart with Date of Wound & Family Detail French Awards Medals Badges Insignia This gun has the Type

This gun has the Type II pattern single leaf rear sight that is a bit loose

indicating manufacture by Alexander Coppel & Co

and a lovely service worn patina

Heuer (Bronze Star) following his service in New Guinea and the Philippines with the 31st Infantry Division during WWII

The case is completely full with wartime issue medical supplies some of which have dated wrappers bearing 1941

Original U.S. WWII 80th Infantry Division Engraved Purple Heart with Date of Wound & Family Detail French Awards Medals Badges Insignia This gun has the TypeOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U. S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U. S. military members the only earlier award being the obsolete