United States. A Purple Heart & Pow Medal Group To Sgt Richard Longo, Shot Down Over Ratten Vienna 1944, Sent To Stalag Luft. Archive Army Distinguished Service Medal: bronze

Army Distinguished Service Medal: bronze gilt with blue enamels

Buckle in die pressed steel

Naming is officially engraved on the reverse

very fine period strikings

United States. A Purple Heart & Pow Medal Group To Sgt Richard Longo, Shot Down Over Ratten Vienna 1944, Sent To Stalag Luft. Archive Army Distinguished Service Medal: bronzeAUnited States. Purple Heart, multi piece construction, bronze gilt and purple, green, white and red enamels, 34mm (w) x 47mm (h inclusive of horizontally pierced integral suspension ball), reverse engraved RICHARD A. LONGO on original ribbon with brooch pinback, enamels intact, slight contact wear on obverse, small puncture mark on obverse gilt edge, near extremely fine condition, accompanied by its ribbon bar, 35mm (w) x 10mm (h), brooch pinback,