Original U.S. WWI 79th Division Engraved Purple Heart Medal Grouping to Austrian-Born Jew - Reported Missing in Meuse-Argonne - Morris L. Leschkowitz Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia as well as separation of

as well as separation of the white rayon

with stressed skin construction also sharing the loads where it is used

5 inch x 7 inch Army Signal Corps photo of Yingst being presented his Silver Star medal by Major General Charles L

which may have reduced the length a bit

The flat leather visor is original to the hat

Original U.S. WWI 79th Division Engraved Purple Heart Medal Grouping to Austrian-Born Jew - Reported Missing in Meuse-Argonne - Morris L. Leschkowitz Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia as well as separation ofOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is the Purple Heart medal grouping of Private Morris Louis Leschkowitz, Company L, 316th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, who was severely wounded in action on September 28th, 1918 during the Meuse Argonne Offensive. Leschkowitz was born in Galicia, Austria, in 1889, immigrating to the U. S. at a young age. From his Jewish Servicemans Questionnaire, we can see that he received a severe gunshot wound to the left