Original U.S. WWII Engraved Named Purple Heart Medal Czech Militaria The rifle cocks and dry

The rifle cocks and dry fires correctly

making this example exceptionally rare and desirable

In 1946 he returned to Vienna as an American soldier

for Luftwaffebekleidungsamt

Original U.S. WWII Engraved Named Purple Heart Medal Czech Militaria The rifle cocks and dryOriginal 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 April 5, 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 only earlier award being the obsolete