A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Auction engraved “Unteroffizier Herbert Lassow AM

engraved “Unteroffizier Herbert Lassow AM 26

pin and catch on reverse missing

1918 per order of October 29th to Vizefeldwebel-Offizier-Aspirant Hans Martens of Feldbahn Betreibs Abteilung 22

a prime example of this Order

A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Auction engraved “Unteroffizier Herbert Lassow AMTwo 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