France, Iv And V Republics. An Order Of The Arts And The Letters, I Class Commander Archive receiving the award due to

receiving the award due to him being wounded on July 18

Third board with four rows of fine aluminum wire interlaced with forest green threading

visible marks to obverse of O

including "colonies" with parks

sixteen Miniature Rosettes (fourteen on buttonhole attachments

France, Iv And V Republics. An Order Of The Arts And The Letters, I Class Commander Archive receiving the award due to(Ordre des Arts et des Lettres). Instituted in 1957. Five piece construction, in bronze gilt with green and white enamels, unmarked, the base consisting of an eight pointed green enamelled asterisk, obverse centrepiece with the conjoined scripted letters "A" and "L", the centrepiece ring inscribed "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE", reverse centrepiece illustrating the left facing bust of Marianne, the centrepiece ring inscribed "ORDRE DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES",