United States. A Purple Hear Group, to Private First Class Howard Glen Forney, Wounded Outside Venafro, Italy, 1943

Bronze Star Medal (in bronze, engraved "HOWARD G FORNEY" on the reverse, measuring 35.8 mm (w) x 34.7 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, accompanied by its 36.5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar and its 17 mm (w) x 4 mm (h) enameled ribbon bar); Purple Heart (two-piece construction, in bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "HOWARD G FORNEY" on the reverse, measuring 35.5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), original ribbon with brooch pinback, accompanied by its 36.5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar and its 16.8 mm (w) x 4 mm (h) enameled ribbon bar); European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze stars (in bronze, measuring 31.7 mm in diameter, original ribbon with brooch pinback, accompanied by its 36 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar with three bronze stars); and Army Good Conduct Medal (in bronze, engraved "HOWARD G FORNEY" on the reverse, measuring 33 mm in diameter, original ribbon with brooch pinback, accompanied by its 36.5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar and its 17 mm (w) x 3.5 mm (h) enameled ribbon bar). Extremely fine. Accompanied by a Second War Ribbon Bar (Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, measuring 109.5 mm (w) x 9.8 mm (h), dual push pins); a Combat Infantryman Badge (in metal with blue enamels, maker marked "GEMSCO" on the reverse, measuring 76.5 mm (w) x 25.5 mm (h), dual push pins); two Marksman Qualification Badges (one with a Rifle clasp, in metal, measuring 26.2 mm (w) x 28.8 mm (h) each, one with dual push pins, one with a horizontal pinback); a Sharpshooter Qualification Badge (in metal, measuring 26.2 mm (w) x 29 mm (h) each, one with dual push pins); a 3rd Infantry Division Patch (in blue, white and Army green embroidery, measuring 55 mm (w) x 58 mm (h)); a North African Command Patch (in red, white and blue embroidery, measuring 62 mm (w) x 72 mm (h)); a Sons of the American Revolution Chapter Past President Neck Badge (in bronze gilt with blue and white enamels, measuring 38.5 mm (w) x 64 mm (h) inclusive of its eagle suspension, on its full-length original neck ribbon, with a 5 Year supplement star pin, a SAR 25 Year pin and a Past President pin affixed to the ribbon); a Masonic Knights Templar Cross (two-piece construction, in bronze gilt with white enamels, measuring 43 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), original ribbon with pinback); a Sons of the American Revolution Lapel Badge (in blue plastic with the text and insignia in silver ink, named to "HOWARD G. FORNEY", measuring 95.8 mm (w) x 57.5 mm (h), horizontal pinback); a Freemason Masonic Vector Pin (in 14K Gold with blue enamels, measuring 6.5 mm (w) x 7 mm (h), screwback); a Grand Lodge of Ohio Mason's 25 Year Service Badge (in sterling silver with blue enamels, maker marked "AULD" and marked "STER" (sterling) on the reverse, measuring 20 mm in diameter, push pin); a Cary B. Fishlodge Masonic Pin (in bronze gilt with black enamels, measuring 16.5 mm in diameter, push pin); a Masonic 1986 Home Pin (in bronze gilt with blue enamels, measuring 19.2 mm in diameter, push pin); a High Twelve International Pin (in bronze gilt with blue enamels, measuring 15.3 mm (w) x 13 mm (h), push pin); five Shriners Legion of Honor pins (in bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, measuring 12.5 mm (w) x 13.8 mm (h), push pin points); a Shriners Pin (in bronze gilt with red, white and yellow enamels, measuring 13.5 mm (w) x 8.5 mm (h), push pin); two Additional Pins (first pin with a two-piece construction, 1/20 10K Gold-filled with red, white and black enamels, marked "1/20-10K G.F." and maker's insignia on the reverse, measuring 10 mm in diameter, maker marked "LEAVENS MFG. CO. ATTLEBORO, MASS." on the screwback, chipping evident in the red enamels; second pin in bronze gilt with red, white and black enamels, maker's insignia on the reverse, measuring 11.7 mm (w) x 11 mm (h), push pin); and a Studio Photograph of Private Forney in Uniform (black and white, pebbled finish, scalloped edges, measuring 57 mm (w) x 88 mm (h)). Extremely fine.