United States. A Military Order Of The World Wars Past Commander's Membership Badge, C.1945 Archive with an oval border of

with an oval border of oak leaves

with the centre of the head in loops of embroidery

64 mm x 64 mm

for employees of the municipality

Machine embroidered on Luftwaffe cloth

United States. A Military Order Of The World Wars Past Commander's Membership Badge, C.1945 Archive with an oval border ofIn bronze gilt with red enamels, maker marked "MEDALLIC ART CO NY" on the reverse, measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 47. 8 mm (h), Past Commander designated by the two silver stars and six gilt palms on its original full length neck ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Order of the World War was created in 1919 by General of the Armies John J. Pershing, as a fraternity for American military officers coming out of the Great War. Two decades later,