Original U.S. WWI 36th Division Engraved Purple Heart & Victory Medal Grouping - 142nd Infantry Regiment Russian/Soviet Militaria It replaced the earlier

It replaced the earlier

Measurements:Wood Base: Length: 21 inchesWidth: 8 inchesHeight: 2 ½ inchesHorn:Length: 12 inchesWidth: 6 inchesHeight: 11 inchesTotal Height With Wood Base: 13 ½ inchesWeights in POUNDS:Horn: 8 PoundsWood Base: Approximately 4 PoundsTotal Weight: Approximately 12 Pounds  It features a wooden crank handle in good condition

and medals such as these were given out yearly during the pre-war era

The 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties

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Original U.S. WWI 36th Division Engraved Purple Heart & Victory Medal Grouping - 142nd Infantry Regiment Russian/Soviet Militaria It replaced the earlierOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a fantastic medal grouping to Private First Class Millard C. Townsend, Headquarters Company, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division. Townsend was wounded severely during the Meuse Argonne Offensive on October 26th, 1918. The grouping comes with Townsends boxed Purple Heart as well as his U. S. WWI Victory Medal and a few pages of research. Townsends Purple Heart is numbered 201469, and has a WWII era brooch, so