United States. A Purple Heart Medal to OSCAR J LEWIS Auction bearing the remnants of a

bearing the remnants of a black ink size stamp which has since been rendered illegible

along with eleven graphics

It was sent to the Liguarian coast in Italy in July 1944 and served as an anti-partisan and coastal security unit assigned to the mixed German-Italian Armee Ligurien

reverse illustrating a battle scene from the Siege of Narva

in his role as the Grand-Master of the Portuguese Honorific Orders

United States. A Purple Heart Medal to OSCAR J LEWIS Auction bearing the remnants of aInstituted in 1932. Heart shaped medal, obverse bearing the profile of George Washington on a purple enameled background, surrounded by a gold border, center top bearing a shield with the coat of arms of Washington between sprays of green leaves, reverse inscribed FOR MILITARY MERIT OSCAR J LEWIS, on original purple medal, 47. 4 mm (h) x 35. 2 mm (w), near mint condition. Footnote: Originally established in 1782 by George Washington as the Badge of