Original Items: Only One Lot Available. This is an excellent example of a named medal lot for Edmund E. Woodley, a combat wounded veteran of WWII. The grouping consists of (3) name engraved medals, (2) Campaign Medals, (3) Ribbons and (1) Combat Infantry Badge that is marked ‘Sterling’. All items are in wonderful condition and would display very well together, as they should be!

The items in this lot:
- Purple Heart Medal and Separate Ribbon: This is a lovely name engraved Purple Heart Medal and Ribbon. The medal is engraved on the back with standard block lettering, still clear and able to be read properly. The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U.S. military members. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.

AWARDED FOR WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN COMBAT; GUNSHOT WOUND TO EAR/SIDE OF HEAD

- Bronze Star Medal: This is a lovely name engraved Bronze Star Medal. The medal is engraved on the back with standard block lettering, still clear and able to be read properly. It is unclear as to what he did in order to be awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

- Army Good Conduct Medal With Ribbon: This is a lovely name engraved Good Conduct Medal. The medal is engraved on the back with standard block lettering, still clear and able to be read properly. The Army Good Conduct Medal was authorized by Executive Order 8809, on June 28, 1941, and is awarded to enlisted members who have honorably completed three continuous years of active military service subsequent to Aug. 26, 1940, and who are recommended by their commanding officers for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity. Persons awarded this medal must have had character and efficiency ratings of excellent or higher throughout the qualifying period, including time spent in attendance at service schools, and there must have been no convictions by court martial.

- American Campaign Medal: The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had performed military service in the American Theater of Operations during World War II. A similar medal, known as the American Defense Service Medal was awarded for active duty service before the United States' entry into World War II.

- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal With (2) Stars: The European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War.

- Combat Infantry Badge (broken/missing pin arm): The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is a United States Army military decoration. The badge is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an Infantry or Special Forces unit of brigade size or smaller at any time after 6 December 1941. For those soldiers who are not members of an infantry, or Special Forces unit, the Combat Action Badge (CAB) is awarded instead. For soldiers with an MOS in the medical field they would, with the exception of a Special Forces Medical Sergeant (18D), receive the Combat Medical Badge. 18D Special Forces Medics would receive the Combat Infantryman badge instead.

The CIB and its non-combat contemporary, the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB), were created in November 1943 during World War II to boost morale and increase the prestige of service in the Infantry. Specifically, it recognizes the inherent sacrifices of all infantrymen, and that they face a greater risk of being wounded or killed in action than any other military occupational specialties.

All items are in wonderful condition aside from the noted pin arm missing on the Combat Infantry Badge. The last item is an unknown State Award Ribbon and is frayed on one side.

Soldier Information
Full Name: Edmund Etchison Woodley
Branch of Service: US Army
Date Enlisted: January 31, 1944
Service Number: 38524760
Unit: Unknown Infantry Element
Wounded: April 1945
Wounds Sustained: Gunshot Wound to ear, caused aneurysm of artery
Hospital Admission and Discharge: April to May 1945

A fantastic grouping that comes more than ready for further research and display.