United States. A Bronze Star & Purple Heart Pair To Staff Sergeant Cecchini, For Courage At Okinawa Archive already part of Canada's small

already part of Canada's small regular force and non-permanent active militia at the start of the war

Footnote: The son of a Prussian officer

to be utilized in guarding the prisoners of war within the borders of the Greater German Reich

All sixteen flaps have an upward pointing crescent moon stamped upon them

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United States. A Bronze Star & Purple Heart Pair To Staff Sergeant Cecchini, For Courage At Okinawa Archive already part of Canada's smallBronze Star Medal (in bronze, engraved "ANTHONY J. CECCHINI" on the reverse, 37 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), two Oak Leaf Clusters on its original ribbon with brooch pinback, accompanied by its 17. 3 mm (w) x 4 mm (h) enamelled ribbon bar with button hole attachment, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "BRONZE STAR MEDAL" on the lid); Purple Heart (two piece construction, in bronze gilt with purple and white enamels, engraved "ANTHONY J. CECCHINI" on the