United States. A Military Order Of The World War Membership Badge, C.1920 Auction he was born on October

he was born on October 2

and a fire gilded numeral “9”

44 mm lapel pin

measuring 53 mm x 55 mm

United States. A Military Order Of The World War Membership Badge, C.1920 Auction he was born on OctoberIn bronze gilt with red enamels, marked with the copyright "c", maker marked "MEDALLIC ART CO. N. Y." and number impressed "506" on the reverse, measuring 43. 2 mm (w) x 47. 7 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Order of the World War was created in 1919 by General of the Armies John J. Pershing, as a fraternity for American military officers coming out of the Great War. Two decades later, when