United States. A Second War "The Italians To The Heroic 8Th Army" Commemorative Medal GTRexclude Carol I Commemorative Medal 1839-1939

Carol I Commemorative Medal 1839-1939

Five Soldier Studio Portraits/Postcards - Includes one Studio Portrait of a Seated Soldier with His Wife Standing at His Side (sepia-toned

hallmarked with the Reichsmark crescent moon and crown and maker marked Emil Hermann

loose reverse pinback

United States. A Second War "The Italians To The Heroic 8Th Army" Commemorative Medal GTRexclude Carol I Commemorative Medal 1839-1939Bronze gilt, obverse illustrating Mount Vesuvius across the Bay of Naples, a sunrise with emanating rays in the background, reverse inscribed "THE ITALIANS TO THE HEROIC 8TH ARMY" with arabesques above and below, 30. 2 mm, without ring, contact marks and surface wear, near very fine. Footnote: Naples fell to the United States 23rd Armoured Brigade on October 1, 1943 and was subsequently occupied by the United States 82nd Airborne until their transfer