United States. A Purple Heart To Signalman Luiz, Usn, Kia By Kamikaze, Uss Louisville United Republic of Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal

he was an honourary foreign member of several academies and scientific societies in several countries (Hungary

pneumonia three times

with the flanking "M" monograms on either side having been deleted

the other two taken at his grave site (his cross inscribed "PRIVATE W

United States. A Purple Heart To Signalman Luiz, Usn, Kia By Kamikaze, Uss Louisville United Republic of Meritorious Service MedalPurple Heart (in bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "JOSEPH C. LUIZ SM3c USN" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, very light contact, near extremely fine. Accompanied a 35. 5 mm (w) x 10. 7 mm (h) ribbon bar with pinback and a 17 mm (w) x 3. 5 mm (h) enamelled ribbon bar with buttonhole attachment, along with an original replacement ribbon, in their