United States. A Military Order of the World Wars to Colonel William Frederick Holford Godson, United States Army, c.1915 Province of China a finely enameled red Maltese

a finely enameled red Maltese Cross with ball finials in silver gilt

presenting fraying of the right edge

Footnote: Simon Isermann was first traced as a Private on the musters for the 2nd Light Battalion

Of two piece construction

the image with a circular frame incorporating crossed branches of laurel leaves and oak leaves that form an open-ended wreath

United States. A Military Order of the World Wars to Colonel William Frederick Holford Godson, United States Army, c.1915 Province of China a finely enameled red MalteseIn bronze gilt, a red enamel cross encircled by a gilt wreath, the obverse medallion featuring Lady Liberty surrounded by the text MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS, the reverse medallion is plain, numbered 2296 above the 12 oclock arm, the cross is surmounted from an eagle suspension, the reverse is marked MEDALLIC ART CO NY, measures 43. 8 mm (w) x 48. 1 mm (h), suspended from the original ribbon with horizontal pinback brooch at the top, enamels