Auction Catalogue

10 & 11 December 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 357

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10 December 2014

Hammer Price:
£85

A Purple Heart group of four attributed to R. D. De Fever, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Purple Heart, enamelled, slot brooch; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, with one bronze arrowhead and star and one silver star on ribbon; Victory Medal 1945, all unnamed, nearly extremely fine (4) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Named and Attributable American Medal Groups.

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With three identity disks; a devotional card in a wallet with an address label, ‘Donald De Fever 3053 49 St. Astoria’; a large portrait photograph of the recipient; together with riband bars of the medals above; 82nd Airborne patch and parachutist badge and two cloth name tags for display purposes.

This lot is sold as seen and is not subject to return. Please see saleroom notice on lot 280 for fuller details.