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Distinguished Service Medal.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06196.203 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: Pagination: Order a Copy

Distinguished Service Medal engraved "John H. Hilldring" on verso. Includes four additional ribbons.

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

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