Original U.S. WWII Navy Early Issue Silver Star Medal with Wrap Brooch in Early Issue Numbered Red Box with Pin & Ribbon - Excellent MG 42 Mounts 000 made that year

000 made that year

The handle of the knife features a beautiful roll-stamped Iraq Coat of Arms that was used from 1965 to 1991

photo group of the launching of a US Navy ship during World War I

There is a faint 90 marked on the buckle end of the leather

The stitching on the leather tab was partly removed

Original U.S. WWII Navy Early Issue Silver Star Medal with Wrap Brooch in Early Issue Numbered Red Box with Pin & Ribbon - Excellent MG 42 Mounts 000 made that yearOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the successor award to the "Citation Star" (316 silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918, during World War I. On July 19, 1932, the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the medal. This is an extremely scarce early WWII Navy issue Silver Star Medal with