United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert GTRexclude SS Long Service Medals were

SS Long Service Medals were made exclusively by Deschler & Sohn

marked "STERLING" and "SILVER" on the reverse

with hand embroidery in twisted gilded wire on a scarlet red wool backer

It is dated to April 15

United States. A Cased Silver Star Medal to Private Abert B. Rickert GTRexclude SS Long Service Medals were(Instituted July 19th, 1942). Constructed of bronze in the shape of a five pointed star, on a fixed rectangular suspension from its ribbon with a functional horizontal pinback assembly, the obverse with a smaller central silver five pointed star surrounded by sun rays, within a laurel wreath, the reverse inscribed For Gallantry in Action in capital letters, and named Albert B. Rickert equally in capital letters, otherwise unmarked, measuring 36. 0 mm