World War I awarded Purple Heart Medal Named Francis S. Lang Item #0001
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Original issued mint condition 1943 AE UTICA Named Purple Heart medal, " "Francis. S. Lang", ribbon bar, lapel pin, & titled leatherette case. Also included is the original 1944 engraving order from the adjutant general, (laminated). I will also be including 10 printed copies of all the records I could locate on ancestry, + 2 pages of unit history.
"One of the great honors given the Division came on 16 October {1918}, when, along with the 37th Division, it was named as part of the armies in Flanders, which, under King Albert, were about to launch the final crushing drive t the enemy in Belgium. The 91st attacked in the early morning mists of 31 October. From that time on until the very moment of surrender, 11 AM on 11 November, the Division drove the enemy back in panic. Although the enemy had been ordered to hold the heights between the Lys and the Excaut Rivers to the death, the 91st smashed them the first day, and by the evening of 1 November they were on the outskirts of Audenande. The next day the town was secured, and the Division pushed on to capture Welden, Petegem, and Kasteelwijk in rapid succession." - Custermen.com
