United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and is also maker marked

and is also maker marked on one side

chipping evident on one of the green enamelled leaves on the obverse of the wreath

Sergeant William Joseph Kirkbride was discharged as "having been found Medically Unfit"

but otherwise in near extremely fine condition

After six months with HMHS Araguaya

United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and is also maker marked(Instituted July 19th, 1942). Constructed of bronze in the shape of a five pointed star, on a fixed rectangular suspension from its ribbon with a functional horizontal pinback assembly, the obverse with a smaller central silver five pointed star surrounded by sun rays, within a laurel wreath, the reverse inscribed For Gallantry in Action in capital letters, and named Albert B. Rickert equally in capital letters, otherwise unmarked, measuring 36. 0 mm