United States. A Purple Heart, 101St Infantry, 26Th Division, Wia Meuse-Argonne Offensive certificate_of_authenticity Marine Corps

Marine Corps

Order of the Lion -In silver and enamels

80 mm (w) x 96

silver with gold lettering with a dark red wool base visible in the voided areas

marked with an eagle's head at the tip

United States. A Purple Heart, 101St Infantry, 26Th Division, Wia Meuse-Argonne Offensive certificate_of_authenticity Marine CorpsIn bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "WILLIAM A. HAUSSER" on the reverse, measuring 34. 5 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), intact enamels, scattered gilt wear, spotting, original ribbon with brooch pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: William A. Hausser was Wounded in Action on October 17, 1918 during the Meuse Argonne Offensive. The 9th Massachusetts had been protecting the Mexico United States border near El Paso, Texas from June