United States. A Purple Heart To Private First Class Butler, 66Th Armored Regiment, Kia At The Battle Of Aachen Newly Listed Order of Leopold I

Order of Leopold I

Ireland was born in Delaware Township Ontario in 1875 and was working as a Labourer in Muncey Ontario prior to enlisting ion December 1915 with 20 years military experience with the 26th regiment

I was right on his tail and his machine filled my Aldis Sight

on a navy rayon backer and a black rayon core

United States. A Purple Heart To Private First Class Butler, 66Th Armored Regiment, Kia At The Battle Of Aachen Newly Listed Order of Leopold IPurple Heart (in bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, number impressed "459 504" on the edge, engraved "JOSEPH T. BUTLER" on the reverse, measuring 34. 5 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, 36 mm (w) x 11 mm (h) ribbon bar with pinback and 17 mm (w) x 3. 5 mm enamelled ribbon bar with buttonhole attachment, the latter maker marked "A. E. CO. UTICA, N. Y." on the reverse, in their hardshelled