United States. A Legion Of Merit, Legionnaire Grade Group, To Lieutenant Colonel Leclair, Jr., Artillery, United States Army Auction WWI 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex

WWI 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge - Pickled copper

the upper with a large gilt bronze anchor bearing a gear (Engine Room) and surmounted by the Imperial crown with a flowing ribbon banner

The cap exhibits scattered silvering wear on the SS skull and on the edelweiss

from 1936 to 1939

13 Canadian Light Railway Operating Company for overseas service on July 9th

United States. A Legion Of Merit, Legionnaire Grade Group, To Lieutenant Colonel Leclair, Jr., Artillery, United States Army Auction WWI 99th Infantry Battalion "EssexLegion of Merit, Legionnaire Grade in bronze gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, engraved "JOSEPH A. LECLAIR JR." on the reverse, measuring 48 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with brooch pinback, along with its 35. 5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar with pinback, extremely fine. Accompanied by his Four Level Ribbon Bar (level one: Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster; level two: Bronze Star Medal, Joint Service Commendation