United States. A Purple Heart To Seaman Krenek, Wounded During Roi Island Attack, February 12, 1944 Newly Listed as well as commissioned officers

as well as commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers of the French Foreign Legion

Three Second War British Campaign Stars - Italy Star

The battalion was under command of Lieutenant-Colonel James J

The envelope contains a small piece of paper depicting a map of the world

1944 at about 0300 hours Athabaskan was patrolling with her sister Tribal-class destroyer Haida in support of a British minelaying operation off the coast of France near the mouth of the Morlaix River

United States. A Purple Heart To Seaman Krenek, Wounded During Roi Island Attack, February 12, 1944 Newly Listed as well as commissioned officersInstituted in 1782. Two piece construction, in bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "JOSEPH R. KRENEK S1c USNR" on the reverse, measuring 34. 5 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with brooch pinback, extremely fine. Accompanied by the original forwarding letter for the Purple Heart, along with two pages of copies of his Service Records. Footnote: The Purple Heart was instituted on August 7, 1782 and is