Looking for WW2 Era Purple Heart Unnamed but with Serial Number. Or maybe even late WW1.
Thanks!
Looking for WW2 Era Purple Heart Unnamed but with Serial Number
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LineDoggie
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Re: Looking for WW2 Era Purple Heart Unnamed but with Serial Number
No Purple Heart medal in WWI. The PHM was reinstated in 1932, before that was a wound chevron
"There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach: those who are dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here".
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
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Re: Looking for WW2 Era Purple Heart Unnamed but with Serial Number
True, but it was retroactive all the way back to the Civil War in some rare cases. The accepted cut off for numbered medals for pre-WWII issue is circa #80,000LineDoggie wrote: ↑27 Jul 2018 23:27No Purple Heart medal in WWI. The PHM was reinstated in 1932, before that was a wound chevron