United States. A Military Order Of The World Wars Membership Badge, Miniature Auction gilt wear evident on both

gilt wear evident on both lateral arms on the obverse

barrel bing

measuring 16 mm in diameter with a 45 mm-long needle

Buckle in die stamped aluminum

A scrce pair of shoulder boards

United States. A Military Order Of The World Wars Membership Badge, Miniature Auction gilt wear evident on bothIn bronze gilt with red enamels, measuring 20. 8 mm (w) x 25. 2 mm (h), intact enamels, silver star on its original ribbon with push pin attachment, 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 the USA became involved in the Second World War, the organization name was