France, Republic. A Lot of Orders & Medals Archive Accompanied by an "E" Battery

Accompanied by an "E" Battery Artillery Collar Disk (blackened bronze

a veteran of sixteen months service with the 8th Infantry Battalion in France and Belgium

with black backer

Sergeant First Class Anderson valorously propped himself on the parapet and continued to direct howitzer fire upon the closing enemy and to encourage his men to fight on

France, Republic. A Lot of Orders & Medals Archive Accompanied by an "E" Battery1. France, III Republic. A War Cross 1914 1918. In bronze, square cross medal on two crossed swords, obverse bearing the profile of Marianne facing right surrounded by the inscription REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, reverse bearing 1914 1917, on the original ribbon with one bronze star (for brigade or regimental level), evidence of mark on obverse cross, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Croix de Guerre is a military decoration of France, instituted on 2