A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Hold taken on strength with No

taken on strength with No

1880 in silver

the China Air Task Force had been credited with shooting down 149 Japanese planes

he was one of eight who successfully completed the Fighter Controller Course

printed in Great Britain for The English Universities Press

A Korean War Purple Heart To To August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch, United States Army Hold taken on strength with NoTwo piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, green and purple enamels, engraved "AUGUST A. ROTHDEUTSCH" on the reverse, 35. 5 mm x 43 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, marked "LI GI" on the pinback, intact enamels, near mint. Accompanied by two 10 mm x 36 mm Ribbon Bars, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" on the lid, case also near mint. Footnote: August A. "Gus" Rothdeutsch was born on February 2, 1927