An American Type Iii (1943-1945) Purple Heart With Boutonniere In Its Case Of Issue Archive Elisenstrasse 13

Elisenstrasse 13

” It carries a facsimile of SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS Josef “Sepp” Dietrich (1892–1966) (eventually Oberst-Gruppenführer and Generaloberst of the Waffen-SS)

was discharged to convalesce and sent to Wales to await embarkation to Canada

Reference AIR 76/312/108

Abigail Bertha Matthews

An American Type Iii (1943-1945) Purple Heart With Boutonniere In Its Case Of Issue Archive Elisenstrasse 13Two piece construction in the shape of an heart in bronze gilt and purple coloured plastic; the obverse with a leftward facing bust applied to the centre of George Washington; with the coat of arms of George Washington directly above the heart, consisting of an enameled white shield with two red bars and three starts in chief between twigs of green leaves; with the reverse inscribed For Military Merit; with a horizontally pierce ball for suspension;