Original U.S. WWII Navy USMC Type 1 Purple Heart with Split Brooch in Original Correct Purple Presentation Case MILITARIA The grooves of the handle

The grooves of the handle still retains the rows of tightly twisted brass wiring

most likely cut off in the battlefield

- French Military Health Service Honour Medal

but were not able to find any unit or name information

Strasbourg

Original U.S. WWII Navy USMC Type 1 Purple Heart with Split Brooch in Original Correct Purple Presentation Case MILITARIA The grooves of the handleOriginal Item. Only One Available. While the Army had been producing Purple Hearts since 1932, the Navy Department did not start production until 1943. On December 9, 1942, the Navy was authorized to award the Purple Heart; however, the Navy had no Purple Hearts in inventory. The week before Christmas, the Navy made an official requisition to the director of the U. S. Mint for 135,000 Purple Hearts, using the same 1932 Army pattern for the medal and