United States. A Posthumously Awarded Purple Heart Medal to USS Reid Seaman 2nd Class James R. Ott Republic of It has a black velour

It has a black velour band around its circumference

along with scratches overall

Footnote: Destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim was a Type 1934A-class destroyer built in the late 1930s

8 cm of original ribbon

"Will" Barker grew up on the frontier of the Great Plains

United States. A Posthumously Awarded Purple Heart Medal to USS Reid Seaman 2nd Class James R. Ott Republic of It has a black velourA posthumously awarded Purple Heart medal grouping to USS Reid Seaman 2nd Class James Roland Ott, consisting of: 1. A cased and named Purple Heart. Instituted August 7th 1782 by George Washington. (1945 issue). This Purple Heart is 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