Original U.S. WWII Framed Bronze Star Recipient’s Dog Tag and Patch Grouping - Sergeant Richard J. Meindl Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly 9 blue and 8 white

9 blue and 8 white

The front is beautifully engraved with the George III monogram crowned GR

plastic or metal

one man died of wounds

Original U.S. WWII Framed Bronze Star Recipient’s Dog Tag and Patch Grouping - Sergeant Richard J. Meindl Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly 9 blue and 8 whiteOriginal Item One of a Kind. While on Reconnaissance patrol on the front line at the Anzio beach head, Sergeant Richard J. Meindl spotted a wounded comrade and, without hesitation, ran through German machine gun and artillery fire to rescue his comrade and carry him to an aid station. For this action, Meindl was awarded the Bronze Star. Richard J. Meindl was born on May 31st, 1920, in Buffalo, New York. On April 13th, 1942, he enlisted in the U. S.