United States: Purple Heart Medal. With 'Silver Star' device. The device indicating an award to United States Navy, United States Marine Corps or United States Coast Guard personnel who have been wounded in action on multiple occasions

The presence of the 'Silver Star' device on the riband drape denotes that the recipient had been awarded 'Five further Awards' of the Purple Heart

The Silver Star emblem is the correct ordnance issue 5/16" size, as worn by personnel who have been wounded a further five times after their initial award, by members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard (by contrast Army and Air Force personnel wear a 'Silver Oakleaf Cluster' if wounded a further five times)

The medal riband is fitted with a crimp-brooch, complete with long hinged pin & intricate drop lock clasp fittings on reverse, as issued

The medal brooch with federal government contractors marks 'Graco-GI' (denoting maker Graco, of Tomball, TX) on reverse of 9mm 'crimp' style mounting brooch, as issued from circa 1980's

A contemporary award as issued to personnel who were casualties (killed or wounded) during the Gulf War & Somalia, and issued from stocks held in hand to casualties from later wars in, Afghanistan, Iraq War and during the operations associated with the War against Terrorism

Condition: EF

Code: 19992