A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Hold Buckles in feinzink/zinc are usually

Buckles in feinzink/zinc are usually associated with the Waffen-SS due to the wartime production of 1942 as opposed to the aluminum versions which could be used by both the general SS and the Waffen-SS

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A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Hold Buckles in feinzink/zinc are usuallyTwo piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, green and purple enamels, engraved "AUGUST A. ROTHDEUTSCH" on the reverse, 35. 5 mm x 43 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, marked "LI GI" on the pinback, intact enamels, near mint. Accompanied by two 10 mm x 36 mm Ribbon Bars, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" on the lid, case also near mint. Footnote: August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch was born on February 2, 1927