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Corbett was now of legal age to fight in the European theatre and proceeded on draft to the 7th Infantry Battalion in France on September 4

and weighed in at 64 Kg

Mobilised with the 3rd Battalion on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914

awarding him the Legion of Merit

A Second War American Flying Tigers Purple Heart Grouping Auction triple staple-bound)Purple Heart (two piece construction, bronze gilt and enamels, unnamed, 35. 2 mm x 43. 5 mm, missing its ribbon and brooch pinback, scattered gilt wear and contact marks); United States Army Air Force Pilot Wings (sterling silver, marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 21 mm x 76. 3 mm, dual push pins); USAAF China Burma India Sleeve Insignia (silver bullion sun and star insignias, with blue embroidery in the sun, on a navy blue field, red and white