United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert Hold 1877 in Oakville

1877 in Oakville

(Feuerwehr-Ehrenzeichen)

with the arms of the cross and animals raised above the surface of the medal (the version used from 1892-1939 and 1949-1974)

as stated: "The President of the United States of America

each constructed of dark blue wool with card stock cores

United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert Hold 1877 in Oakville(Instituted July 19th, 1942). Constructed of bronze in the shape of a five pointed star, on a fixed rectangular suspension from its ribbon with a functional horizontal pinback assembly, the obverse with a smaller central silver five pointed star surrounded by sun rays, within a laurel wreath, the reverse inscribed For Gallantry in Action in capital letters, and named Albert B. Rickert equally in capital letters, otherwise unmarked, measuring 36. 0 mm