Description
BLOOMER STO
47 mm lapel pin
with no conscious thought of any distinction between himself and his fellow students
and with standard buckram backing
all circumscribed “Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg” (German - Free and Hanseatic City Hamburg) in Gothic lettering
United States. A Posthumously Awarded Air Medal To Lieutenant Burke, Killed In A Flying Accident At La Tontouta, New Caledonia Buy Now BLOOMER STOIn bronze, engraved "LT. (JG) DONALD R. BURKE USNR APRIL 26 JUNE 5, 1943", measuring 42 mm in diameter, original ribbon with brooch pinback, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, marked "AIR MEDAL" on the lid, blue velvet medal bed, extensive wear and soiling evident on the exterior, wear in the fabric overlying the hinged area, case fair. Accompanied by an original letter from the Navy Department, Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington,