France, Second Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1860 Hold He also worked as a

He also worked as a Bellboy for four months at a hotel in Miami during the summer of 1939 and an Usher for four months at the Plaza Theater in the summer of 1940 before enlisting

There is no evidence that any Golden Grand Crosses were ever awarded

oxidation and loss of finish evident

accompanied by correlating stick pin

"LBA37" and "Brago"

France, Second Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1860 Hold He also worked as a(Ordre National de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. 1852 1870 Issue. An officers decoration in silver gilt, presenting a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, segments of green enamelled oak and laurel wreath in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presenting a profile of Luis Napoleon facing right with inscription NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS in the blue enamel ring surrounding the centerpiece, reverse centerpiece in Gold depicts