An Italian 26Th Mountain Infantry Division Assietta Badge Newly Listed which would ultimately lead to

which would ultimately lead to his award of the Congressional Medal of Honor

1940 to an unnamed unit

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An Italian 26Th Mountain Infantry Division Assietta Badge Newly Listed which would ultimately lead to(26 Divisione fanteria "Assietta"): Die stamped bronze with a gold coloured wash and black paint, 53 mm x 64. 3 mm, one die hole in each of the the three points for uniform attachment, scattered chipping in the black paint and surface wear evident on the wash, better than very fine. Footnote: The 26th Mountain Infantry Division Assietta was an Infantry Division of the Italian Army, formed on August 6, 1935, and was active during the Second World War.