United States. A Veteran Corps Of Artillery Medal With Miniature certificate_of_authenticity a paramilitary organization set up

a paramilitary organization set up by former soldiers in the chaos following the end of the First World War

hallmarked on elongated neck loop with maker mark B&Co for Arthus Bertrand

marked S-W between the arms (for Sy & Wagner

He was wedged head down with his shoulders across the crevasse

he was initially involved In mapping for artillery ranging in the south of England (1940) and surveying tunnel construction for the defence of Gibraltar (1941-1942)

United States. A Veteran Corps Of Artillery Medal With Miniature certificate_of_authenticity a paramilitary organization set upA Maltese cross constructed bronze with blue and white enamels, with artillery cannons crossing between the arms, surmounted by a cannonball, the obverse centre presents a national eagle, circumscribed by a ring of red enamel bearing the inscription V. C. A. S. N. Y. 1790 in gold lettering, the reverse centre shows a cannon and flag, surrounded by a red enamelled ring reading PRO PATRIA ET JURE GENTIUM, measuring 32. 63 mm (w) x 43. 59 mm (h), on loop