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Auction: 3016 - Orders, Medals, Decorations & Militaria
Lot: 478

A Rare and Interesting Combination of Awards in a Group of Twenty-Two to Colonel J.B. Sherman, United States of America Army (Infantry)

United States of America:
(a) Distinguished Service Medal, officially numbered 10755 (John B. Sherman), with Certificate dated 19.9.1945
(b) Legion of Merit, Legionnaire, brooch bar numbered 10899, white enamel discoloured
(c) Bronze Star (J.B. Sherman), with Certificate dated 25.11.1950
(d)Victory Medal WWI
(e) Army of Occupation of Germany 1918-23
(f)American Campaign Medal 1941-45
(g) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal 1941-45, with two Stars
(h) American Defence Service Medal
(i) National Defence Service Medal, this lacking suspension ring and riband
(j) Army of Occupation 1945, with Germany and Japan bars (army)
(k) Victory Medal WWII
(l) Korean Service Campaign Medal

Foreign Awards:

(a) Belgium, Order of Leopold II, Grand Cross set of insignia, Badge, Star, silver and enamel, French language type, with full sash riband (this faded in places)
(b) Belgium, Military Cross I Class, metal-gilt and enamel, with rosette
(c) Belgium, Red Cross Decoration
(d) Luxembourg, Order of Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Commander's neck Badge, metal-gilt war time issue, with crown and swords, centres damaged
(e) Netherlands, Order of Orange-Nassau, Commander's neck Badge, with swords, gold and enamel
(f) Poland, Order of Poland Restored, Commander's neck Badge (dated 1918), silver and enamel, minor blue enamel damage
(g) Poland, Order of Poland Restored, medal, with swords and wreath suspension
(h) France, Legion of Honour, Chevalier's breast Badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage
(i) Croix de Guerre 1939 (2), one with star and one with oak leaf
except where stated the group very fine or better, all with original ribands
together with a set of dress ribands, mounted for display, and seven photographs (22)

Distinguished Service Medal 19.9.1945 "For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services in the performance of duties of great responsibility from September 1944 to May 1945"

Bronze Star 25.11.1950 "For meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy"

Colonel John Bartlett Sherman, born Illinois, 23.09.1896; graduate of West Point, class of November 1918; Infantry Headquarters 2nd Army (LM) 1941; U.S. Chief of SHAEF & USFET 1944-46 (DSM-BSM); Member Coordinating and Planning Staff C.I.A. and C. Orgn. Br. Mgmt. Div. O Army Comp. 1947; AC/S G-3 HQ I Corps Eighth Army 1949; retired disabled 1951.


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