and a crimped round wire catch (bent out of place but still functional)
He was placed "on leave" in Regensburg over the Christmas period (December 21
from 1939 to 1942 he served as a seaman in England
He was named to the rank of Major and was to command a company
where the wound was excised
United States. A Purple Heart To Private I Class Sarrazinof "Merrill's Marauders", Kia At Myitkyina, Burma Newly Listed and a crimped round wirePurple Heart, Cased and Boxed, to Private First Class Leo P. W. Sarrazin, Company H, 3rd Battalion, 5307th Composite Group (Provisional) "Merrill's Marauders", KIA at Myitkyina, Burma; Two piece construction, in bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "LEO P. W. SARRAZIN" on the reverse, measuring 34. 7 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue,