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A Great War Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster awarded to Private C. Cornish, 16th Infantry

Purple Heart, with large gilt oak leaf cluster, edge numbered, ‘15262’, medal reverse hand engraved, ‘Charley Cornish’, with split brooch, in card box, edge bruising, very fine £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of American Medals.

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44255 Private Charley Cornish, Company L, 16th U.S. Infantry was wounded on 20 June 1918 and again on 9 October 1918, He was awarded the Purple Heart and oak leaf cluster on 2 September 1932. With copied details re the award of the medal and the issue of duplicate lapel buttons.