Assorted Medals and Pins from the First and Second World Wars. 

Largest Size: 3 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. 

This lot consists of over 60 pins, cufflinks, and tie clasps from the First and Second World Wars, including two Distinctive Unit pins for the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, a unit of the Rhode Island National Guard,. The pins have scarlet and yellow colors, which are the traditional colors of the Artillery branch, 
six fleurs-de-lis on each pin which represent the unit’s service in France during the six major operations in World War I, the cannon symbolize the unit’s branch as Field Artillery, “Play the Game” at the bottom of each pin was the motto of the 103rd Field Artillery during World War I, and the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment has a long history dating back to the colonial era, making it one of the oldest units in the United States Army.
The lot also includes a set of V for Victory cufflinks and tie clasp, USN pins and brooches, a belt buckle with the initials “RCS” (which stood for Roy C. Stowe), an American Legion pin and a Masonic pin, a B-25 Mitchell bomber tie clasp, a vintage Anson goldtone tie clasp, and a small World War I battleship (maybe an early Monopoly or game piece).

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