United States. Twenty-Three Second War Army Insignia Badges Newly Listed Knight Grand Cross (GBE) -

Knight Grand Cross (GBE) - Sash Badge: two-piece construction

He arrived in France on 7 June 1916 and saw action throughout the fighting at Ypres (June 1916) where he won his first Military Medal on the Somme

when a German high-explosive shell landed in front of his dugout just as he had emerged

25 mm diameter

Unusual combination of awards

United States. Twenty-Three Second War Army Insignia Badges Newly Listed Knight Grand Cross (GBE) -Includes: one First Army; two Second Army; two Fifth Army; two Sixth Army; two Seventh Army; three Eighth Army; one Ninth Army; one Tenth Army; three Fifteenth Army; one II Army Corps; one III Army Corps; one XX Army Corps; one XXIV Army Corps; one Army Air Forces; and one Army Service Forces. All are fabricated from bronze with various colors of enamels, one of the Sixth Army and the III Army Corps badges are silvered, the reminder are in bronze