He signed his Attestation Paper with the 97th Infantry Battalion on January 18
An extensive mixed lot of 138 private wartime photos
original ribbon designed with the American flag flanked by light blue bars on either side
trimmed with golden-yellow machine-embroidery
with 115 pages of photographs printed in black ink
Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, in Case Republic of He signed his Attestation Paper(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. A lovely decoration, constructed of 18kt Gold, consisting of a white enamelled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enamelled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red enamels, surrounded by a Gold ring, the reverse features a Gold central medallion bearing a black enamelled eagle