Israel. A Medal Of Valour Hold 19 Squadron on March 19

19 Squadron on March 19

Hipkiss signed his first Attestation Paper as a Private (53686) with the 18th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment"

held off repeated ground assaults by superior forces and so inspired their fellow infantrymen to hold their line

marked "1 BMI" and dated "1941" on the left underside helmet lip

Laurel Hill

Israel. A Medal Of Valour Hold 19 Squadron on March 19Itur HaGvura. Instituted in 1970. Silver with artificial patination, un numbered, illustrating the Star of David with a sword and olive branch decorating the left side, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h), the medal affixed to a yellow ribbon via a nut and bolt combination, the yellow ribbon suspended from a hanger with pinback (the yellow a reference to the yellow star that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust), extremely fine. Footnote: