Original U.S. WWI 79th Division Engraved Purple Heart Medal Grouping to Austrian-Born Jew - Reported Missing in Meuse-Argonne - Morris L. Leschkowitz Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Later in life he is

Later in life he is quoted as saying “If I had been ordered to bomb New York or Washington in order to end the war

5 inch x 7 inch Army Signal Corps photo of Yingst being presented his Silver Star medal by Major General Charles L

it’s still in fair shape without much breakage

Appears to have been custom made

which may have reduced the length a bit

Original U.S. WWI 79th Division Engraved Purple Heart Medal Grouping to Austrian-Born Jew - Reported Missing in Meuse-Argonne - Morris L. Leschkowitz Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Later in life he isOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is the Purple Heart medal grouping of Private Morris Louis Leschkowitz, Company L, 316th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, who was severely wounded in action on September 28th, 1918 during the Meuse Argonne Offensive. Leschkowitz was born in Galicia, Austria, in 1889, immigrating to the U. S. at a young age. From his Jewish Servicemans Questionnaire, we can see that he received a severe gunshot wound to the left