Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is the medal grouping of Sergeant Martin C. Sutter, Company K, 376th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division, who served with distinction during World War II. The medal group is in great shape, including the dog tags he wore while overseas.

Sutter’s hospital admission file mentions his wound, having been admitted in February 1945, likely receiving his wound in the Rhineland. He received an injury to his hand from an explosive blast, either from a grenade or artillery shell. Sutter was born around 1920 in Detroit, Michigan.

Sutter’s company fought in the Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe, Northern France, and the Rhineland. They also spent Occupation in Germany after the war in Europe had ended.

The grouping includes:

-Sutter’s dog tags, reading SUTTER, MARTIN C 36129778 T41 42 O C.
-Sutter’s Purple Heart Medal, in the original case, with ribbon and pin. Medal is not -engraved or numbered.
-Sutter’s Bronze Star Medal, in the original case, with ribbon and pin. Medal is not engraved or numbered.
-Sutter’s CIB badge, marked STERLING.
-Sutter’s Army Good Conduct Medal
94th Infantry Division Patch
-Folder of research including his hospital admission file and unit citations for his regiment.

This is a great identified medal group ready for further research and display.

The Bronze Star
The Bronze Star Medal 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.

When the medal is awarded by the Army, Air Force, or Space Force for acts of valor in combat, the "V" device is authorized for wear on the medal. When the medal is awarded by the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard for acts of valor or meritorious service in combat, the Combat "V" is authorized for wear on the medal.

Officers from the other Uniformed Services of the United States are eligible to receive this award, as are foreign soldiers who have served with or alongside a service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

Civilians serving with U.S. military forces in combat are also eligible for the award. For example, UPI reporter Joe Galloway was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device during the Vietnam War for rescuing a badly wounded soldier under fire in the Battle of Ia Drang, in 1965. Another civilian recipient was writer Ernest Hemingway.