United States. A New York Society Of Military And Naval Officers Of The World War Membership Badge Archive with a small patch of

with a small patch of lost gilt revealing some oxidation

the OBE in a hardshelled case (marked "M

An additional leather-reinforced horizontal slit at the lower left breast flap accommodates a dagger hanger

surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed with his name

United States. A New York Society Of Military And Naval Officers Of The World War Membership Badge Archive with a small patch ofIn silver gilt with white enamels, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 36. 5 mm (h), intact enamels, eagle suspension, original ribbon with brooch pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The New York Society of Military and Naval Officers of the World War was founded in 1920. In order to qualify for membership, one had to have served as a Commissioned Officer in one of the Armed Forces of the United States during the Great War. Following the Second World War, the