A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Hold he was one of eight

he was one of eight who successfully completed the Fighter Controller Course

Buckles in feinzink/zinc are usually associated with the Waffen-SS due to the wartime production of 1942 as opposed to the aluminum versions which could be used by both the general SS and the Waffen-SS

signing his Attestation Paper with the Royal New Zealand Air Force on October 26

1903) in the centre

with a reputation for cruelty among the crew and the many deaths that occurred on board

A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Hold he was one of eightTwo piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, green and purple enamels, engraved "AUGUST A. ROTHDEUTSCH" on the reverse, 35. 5 mm x 43 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, marked "LI GI" on the pinback, intact enamels, near mint. Accompanied by two 10 mm x 36 mm Ribbon Bars, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" on the lid, case also near mint. Footnote: August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch was born on February 2, 1927