He signed his Attestation Paper with the 97th Infantry Battalion on January 18
original ribbon designed with the American flag flanked by light blue bars on either side
intact pin point and screwback post
A single interior pocket is integrated into the seam of the left breast
topped by two silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by green threaded bands
Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, in Case Republic of He signed his Attestation Paper(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. A lovely decoration, constructed of 18kt Gold, consisting of a white enamelled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enamelled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red enamels, surrounded by a Gold ring, the reverse features a Gold central medallion bearing a black enamelled eagle