United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert Province of China the obverse consisting of a

the obverse consisting of a seven-pointed radiant star

Instituted on 1 September 1939 by A

losing a number of teeth) and Quartermaster George Clarke (who served with the 11th Battalion

Has been a heavy cigarette smoker before and after enlistment - 10 to 20 a day"

a Panzerschiff Deutschland cap tally ribbon

United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert Province of China the obverse consisting of a(Instituted July 19th, 1942). Constructed of bronze in the shape of a five pointed star, on a fixed rectangular suspension from its ribbon with a functional horizontal pinback assembly, the obverse with a smaller central silver five pointed star surrounded by sun rays, within a laurel wreath, the reverse inscribed For Gallantry in Action in capital letters, and named Albert B. Rickert equally in capital letters, otherwise unmarked, measuring 36. 0 mm