Original U.S. China Marine Named Battle of Soochow Medal - JOHN M. GILBRETH Japanese Army This cotton high quality constructed

This cotton high quality constructed flag measures 52 x 29 inches is multi-piece construction and is signed as follows:

Actual markings may vary but all were manufactured by SOM in Paris for the German Army and of the three we have opened all are dated 1935

The sword itself has a very nice etched 32 1/2 inch long blade

000 rounds of high explosive fell in the Divisional sector

It used to have more binding

Original U.S. China Marine Named Battle of Soochow Medal - JOHN M. GILBRETH Japanese Army This cotton high quality constructedOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very rare engraved 1937 Battle of Soochow Creek medal named to JOHN M. GILBRETH. It is complete with ribbon and top bar that reads U. S. MARINES. The Soochow Creek Medal actually covers several varieties, but all relate to the US presence in Shanghai when the conflict between China and Japan was brewing. Soochow Creek was a main waterway through Shanghai. The medal was the creation of a member of the 4th Marines