France, I Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1808 Auction Archive with minor oxidation evident to

with minor oxidation evident to the silver

bronze palm clasp representative of a second award affixed to its original ribbon with pinback

Footnote: Gustav Kleikamp was born on 8 March 1896 in Mülheim an der Ruhr

That incident set the tone for the more than two hundred combat missions he was to fly during his three and a half years of Vietnam duty

Records indicate some excess in this habit

France, I Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1808 Auction Archive with minor oxidation evident to(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. Type I (1806 1808). In Gold, a beautiful Legion of honour with five with enamelled Maltese arms, the green enamelled laurel and oak leaf wreath in each quadrant are crisp, the central medallion features a right facing profile of Napoleon, surrounded on a blue enamelled ring inscribed NAPOLEON EMP. DES FRANCOIS, the reverse medallion features a left facing eagle with outstretched wings