United States. A Military Order Of The World War Membership Badge, C.1920 Auction on a beach

on a beach

both of whom fought in the American Revolutionary War

44 mm lapel pin

The Rorqual was on mine-laying operations

United States. A Military Order Of The World War Membership Badge, C.1920 Auction on a beachIn bronze gilt with red enamels, marked with the copyright "c", maker marked "MEDALLIC ART CO. N. Y." and number impressed "506" on the reverse, measuring 43. 2 mm (w) x 47. 7 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Order of the World War was created in 1919 by General of the Armies John J. Pershing, as a fraternity for American military officers coming out of the Great War. Two decades later, when