Original U.S. CIvil War Grand Army of the Republic Medal, Army & GAR Insignia, and Ephemera Lot - 16 Items Category_Spade Grip Assembly During the last three years

During the last three years of WWII

the "Memphis Belle" became the first 8th Air Force B-17 to complete a combat tour of duty (25 missions)

NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND

Rivet and stitching to tab indicate mid-war production

Original U.S. CIvil War Grand Army of the Republic Medal, Army & GAR Insignia, and Ephemera Lot - 16 Items Category_Spade Grip Assembly During the last three yearsThe Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U. S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, and grew to include hundreds of "posts" (local community units) across the North and West. It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member. This is a very nice lot of GAR related medals,