United States. Two American Civil War Awards Auction WWI period Red Cross badge

WWI period Red Cross badge in bronze gilt and enamels

fine manufacture

1916 and taken on strength at Sandgate

1936 at the age of 17

a thick braid with loops for button attachment on either end

United States. Two American Civil War Awards Auction WWI period Red Cross badgeIncludes: 1. West Virginia Civil War Service Honorably Discharged Medal 1861 1865: in bronze, maker marked "A. DEMAREST N. Y." on the reverse, measuring 37. 2 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, suspended from a 40. 5 mm (w) x 22. 7 mm (h) hanger with pinback, the hanger inscribed "HONORABLY DISCHARGED" over an interlocking "W and V" (West Virginia), edge nicks, original ribbon, 2. Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic Medal 1866: