United States. A Legion Of Merit, Legionnaire Grade Group, To Lieutenant Colonel Leclair, Jr., Artillery, United States Army GTRexclude " (Königliche Muenzamt

" (Königliche Muenzamt

Hindenburg and his deputy Erich Ludendorff formed a de facto military dictatorship that dominated German policymaking for the rest of the war

He was later promoted to Lieutenant in 1897

Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback maker marked "SPINK & SON Ltd"

United States. A Legion Of Merit, Legionnaire Grade Group, To Lieutenant Colonel Leclair, Jr., Artillery, United States Army GTRexclude " (Königliche MuenzamtLegion of Merit, Legionnaire Grade in bronze gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, engraved "JOSEPH A. LECLAIR JR." on the reverse, measuring 48 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with brooch pinback, along with its 35. 5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar with pinback, extremely fine. Accompanied by his Four Level Ribbon Bar (level one: Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster; level two: Bronze Star Medal, Joint Service Commendation