3 Personnel Reception Centre on the 14th
Verdun Medal with dual French-style pinbacks
He was serving as Company Commander in the 170th Infantry Regiment serving in the East
He fired a burst into a Pfalz Scout which spun down and was seen to crash west of Peronne
It reads: "I am First Wo[r]ld War Veter[a]n & I never received any medals of any kind & [am] really thrilled to get them
An Italian Fascist Assault Division Badge Newly Listed 3 Personnel Reception Centre on"Littorio Divisione d'Assalto". Yellow embroidered insignia on a black wool shield, the surrounding red wool base with black embroidered lettering, gray cotton backer, 67 mm x 78 mm, uniform worn, extremely fine. Footnote: After mid October 1938, it was decided to create a new division, the Fascist Assault Division (Divisione d'Assalto "Littorio") composed of army units, with members from the 1st Division from non repatriable elements of the