United States. A Purple Heart To Signalman Luiz, Usn, Kia By Kamikaze, Uss Louisville United Republic of pneumonia three times

pneumonia three times

the other two taken at his grave site (his cross inscribed "PRIVATE W

with the flanking "M" monograms on either side having been deleted

the Heina and HMCS Spikenard (K198) were sunk

United States. A Purple Heart To Signalman Luiz, Usn, Kia By Kamikaze, Uss Louisville United Republic of pneumonia three timesPurple Heart (in bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "JOSEPH C. LUIZ SM3c USN" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, very light contact, near extremely fine. Accompanied a 35. 5 mm (w) x 10. 7 mm (h) ribbon bar with pinback and a 17 mm (w) x 3. 5 mm (h) enamelled ribbon bar with buttonhole attachment, along with an original replacement ribbon, in their