United States. A Purple Heart Medal to Sailor John J. Parker; Killed in Action onboard USS Colorado (BB-45) Archive retiring to the British Isles

retiring to the British Isles and credited with having served in Canada

small dents to base

Patriotic Women's Association (Aikoku Fujinkai) 1st Class Merit Badge (silver with enamels

measuring 208 mm (w) x 328 mm (h)

credited with having served four years and 330 days in the Union Defence Force

United States. A Purple Heart Medal to Sailor John J. Parker; Killed in Action onboard USS Colorado (BB-45) Archive retiring to the British Isles(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