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WWI USMC Purple Heart out of Texas


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Nice. Looks like WWII era engraving on the PH thus no number. NARA award card will confirm. What type of brooch on the Heart? Bob

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Nice. Looks like WWII era engraving on the PH thus no number. NARA award card will confirm. What type of brooch on the Heart? Bob

 

Agreed it it's a WW2 era broach the award doc is dated Dec 16th 1943.

 

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"The records of this office show that Kirchman was gassed in action on 19 July 1918 and wounded in action 4 October 1918 and evacuated to hospital on both occasions. He was serving as a private with the 16th Company, 5th Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps when gassed and wounded and was honorably discharged on April 14 April 1919."

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