United States. A Department Of The Air Force Decoration For Exceptional Civilian Service, Cased Archive Footnote: The Order claims descent

Footnote: The Order claims descent from Godfrey de Bouillon and the knights who protected the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem at the time of the first Crusade

Pinned onto the cap just underneath the eagle is a bronze Schwedter Eagle insignia

gold filled watch fob

Purdy's men spent a miserable night marching through swampy woods in pouring rain

39 mm x 49 mm

United States. A Department Of The Air Force Decoration For Exceptional Civilian Service, Cased Archive Footnote: The Order claims descentFullsize in bronze gilt, measuring 37. 8 mm in diameter, original ribbon with brooch pinback; and Miniature in bronze gilt, measuring 19. 2 mm in diameter, original ribbon with dual push pins. Extremely fine. Accompanied by its 35. 5 mm (w) x 10 mm ribbon bar with dual push pins and its 12. 5 mm in diameter rosette with push pin, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" on the lid, case also extremely fine. Footnote: The