United States. A Navy Issue Medal Of Honor Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic He died in July 1971

He died in July 1971

Kirby was in action three months later and suffered a gun shot wound to his right leg on August 18

Instituted on 24 February 1919 to honor people for their services during the Estonian War of Independence

and suspended from a black leather cord bearing a central red machine-embroidered band flanked by silver aluminum wire tresses

The sender is the head of the Volkswagen factory

United States. A Navy Issue Medal Of Honor Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic He died in July 1971Instituted in 1862. Five pointed gilded star, obverse centrepiece shows Minerva, personifying the United States, holding a shield with the coat of arms of the United States, inclusive of anchor suspension 61 mm (h) x 52. 3 mm (w), on original blue ribbon with patch of stars in centre, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Medal of Honor is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers,