United States. A Purple Heart Medal to Sailor John J. Parker; Killed in Action onboard USS Colorado (BB-45) Auction as announced in the Third

as announced in the Third Supplement to the London Gazette 30750 of Friday

and with a fuller running the length of each side

Measuring 272 mm long with the scabbard on

McCutcheon

mounted on the ribbon bar with its period original ribbon featuring crossed swords

United States. A Purple Heart Medal to Sailor John J. Parker; Killed in Action onboard USS Colorado (BB-45) Auction as announced in the Third(Instituted August 7th 1782 by George Washington). Of two piece construction in the shape of a heart in bronze gilt and with purple, red, white, and green enamels, the obverse with a gilded leftward facing bust of George Washington affixed onto purple coloured and heart shaped enamels with the Coat of Arms of George Washington, consisting of a white enameled shield with two horizontally positioned red enameled bars and three horizontally positioned