The item 6 & 7 are two examples of a U.S. "Ruptured Duck" pin that is awarded to disabled veterans... my Dad also had one lke #7 (now in my possession) that he wore in the lapel of his suits ...as a result of his limp caused by an 8mm MG bullet passing through the upper part of his leg while crossing an open field in Winterburg Germany in 1945. This wound took him out of combat just 90 days before Berlin fell to the Allies.
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regards, -John S
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