Original U.S. WWII 1942 Rex Products Numbered US Army Purple Heart Medal With Presentation Box U.S. Civil War The box lock is covered

The box lock is covered with ornate foliate engraving

A somewhat primitive way of "instant messaging" in the trench warfare days

were promoted to cadet on the 29th

We assume it was stored for a long time in a relatively dry area

He began to modernise his army

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Rex Products Numbered US Army Purple Heart Medal With Presentation Box U.S. Civil War The box lock is coveredOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U. S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U. S. military members. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor