A Bronze Star & Purple Heart To 1St Lieut. Derby Who Died Aboard Pow Hell Ship Brazil Maru 1945 Newly Listed in silver gilt and enamels

in silver gilt and enamels (50mm)

Footnote: The right to wear this badge was given to all who served in the Croatian Army

The blade measures 202 mm in length and rating better than very fine

with an additional mention: "The example of unhesitating devotion to duty

A Bronze Star & Purple Heart To 1St Lieut. Derby Who Died Aboard Pow Hell Ship Brazil Maru 1945 Newly Listed in silver gilt and enamelsA Bronze Star & Purple Heart to 1st Lieutenant Lawrence Derby, Jr., 88th Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, Died of Wounds While Aboard the Japanese POW Hell Ship Brazil Maru 1945: Bronze Star (bronze, engraved "ARTHUR L. DERBY, JR" on the reverse, 35. 2 mm x 36. 8 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, with its 9. 8 mm x 36. 5 mm Ribbon Bar, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "BRONZE STAR MEDAL" on the lid); and Purple Heart (two