United States. A Superb Navy Moh & Purple Heart To First Lieut. Hawkins, Scout Sniper, Killed In Action At The Battle Of Tarawa Newly Listed An extremely rare cross constructed

An extremely rare cross constructed of silver gilt with rounded arms

Royal Flying Corps on February 14

due to the slightly shrunken wooden grip

only three days later he was redeployed to the Infantry Signals Replacement and Training Company 269

the other with light blue piping

United States. A Superb Navy Moh & Purple Heart To First Lieut. Hawkins, Scout Sniper, Killed In Action At The Battle Of Tarawa Newly Listed An extremely rare cross constructedWhite House Issued Navy Congressional Medal of Honor Citation Letter (inscribed "THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM D. HAWKINS, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE, for service as set forth in the following CITATION: "For valorous and gallant conduct above and beyond the call of duty as Commanding Officer of a Scout Sniper