He was also known for an exceptional collection of medals
Navy's all-time leading flying ace with thirty-four aerial victories and the third-highest American scoring ace of the Second World War and the highest-scoring American ace to survive the war
but the losses on Tarawa were incurred within the space of seventy-six hours
Two “Deutsches Reich” postcards
as per those used on the shoulder straps
Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold, Commander, by Fonson Auction Archive He was also known forInstituted July 11, 1832 by King Leopold I. Civil Division. In silver gilt, a white enamel Maltese Cross with ball finials, segments of laurel and oak leaf wreath in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents a rampant lion on a black enamel field, surrounded by a red enamel ring inscribed LUNION FAIT LA FORCE, the reverse depicts the royal cypher of Leopold I, also on black enamel, surrounded by a red enamel ring, the cross is surmounted by a