United States. The Purple Heart & Wings of Second Lieutenant Williams Jr. KIA, 82nd Fighter Group Newly Listed on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from period original green and white triangular ribbon

with drop tail

larger version

Minor signs of material fatigue are evident to the visor and outer rim of the crown wool

non-magnetic metal buttons which secure in place a decorative chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of silver aluminum wire

United States. The Purple Heart & Wings of Second Lieutenant Williams Jr. KIA, 82nd Fighter Group Newly Listed on loop for suspension fromInstituted August 7th 1782 by George Washington. (1945 issue). Constructed of bronze gilt with purple, red, white, and green enamels, in the shape of a heart, the obverse with a gilded leftward facing bust of George Washington affixed onto purple coloured and heart shaped enamels with the Coat of Arms of George Washington, consisting of a white enameled shield with two horizontally positioned red enameled bars and three horizontally positioned side by