United States. A Purple Heart Medal to Sailor John J. Parker; Killed in Action onboard USS Colorado (BB-45) Hold Due to his ongoing medical

Due to his ongoing medical condition

A cotton armband centering oval metal badge

King of Holland

(Pickelhaube)

wear mark evident on the lid

United States. A Purple Heart Medal to Sailor John J. Parker; Killed in Action onboard USS Colorado (BB-45) Hold Due to his ongoing medical(Instituted August 7th 1782 by George Washington). Of two piece construction in the shape of a heart in bronze gilt and with purple, red, white, and green enamels, the obverse with a gilded leftward facing bust of George Washington affixed onto purple coloured and heart shaped enamels with the Coat of Arms of George Washington, consisting of a white enameled shield with two horizontally positioned red enameled bars and three horizontally positioned