United States. A Soldier’s Medal & Legion Of Merit To Captain Scholander, Alaskan Rescue March 1945 Archive moderate wear on paint of

moderate wear on paint of scabbard

1944 (209x148mm

Original ribbons on the first five medals

8mm(h) vertical pinback

with a tri-colour metal cockade in the middle of the wreath

United States. A Soldier’s Medal & Legion Of Merit To Captain Scholander, Alaskan Rescue March 1945 Archive moderate wear on paint ofUnited States. Legion of Merit, Legionnaire Grade in bronze gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, engraved "PER F. SCHOLANDER" on the reverse, measuring 48 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, ribbon very worn, small chip in red enamel of 7 oclock arm, otherwise very fine condition, accompanied by its enamel ribbon bar with button hole backing, measuring 12mm (w) x 3mm (h), slight contact marks, very fine condition, by its