Original U.S. WWII Purple Heart with Original Citation & Ribbon Bar - 215th Field Artillery Battalion British Awards Medals Badges Insignia featuring a side action percussion

featuring a side action percussion lock

even the tie-down loop which is so often missing

The bayonet is 13 3/4 inches overall

small-caliber cartridge

There is cracking throughout the leather and the top flap is partially detached

Original U.S. WWII Purple Heart with Original Citation & Ribbon Bar - 215th Field Artillery Battalion British Awards Medals Badges Insignia featuring a side action percussionOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the Purple Heart of Private Melvin J. Spindleman, who served with the 215th Field Artillery Battalion in Germany during World War II. Spindleman was wounded on March 24th, 1945 in Germany. The group includes two original copies of Spindlemans Purple Heart citation which list his serial number as 36573606. The Purple Heart is not engraved, as many wound PHs were not engraved during WWII. He was awarded the PH on