Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold, Commander, by Fonson Auction Archive Navy's all-time leading flying ace

Navy's all-time leading flying ace with thirty-four aerial victories and the third-highest American scoring ace of the Second World War and the highest-scoring American ace to survive the war

He was also known for an exceptional collection of medals

but the losses on Tarawa were incurred within the space of seventy-six hours

with ribbons and safety pin attachments

along with some cracking and loss in the white block lettering on "TOLEDO OHIO"

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold, Commander, by Fonson Auction Archive Navy's all-time leading flying aceInstituted July 11, 1832 by King Leopold I. Civil Division. In silver gilt, a white enamel Maltese Cross with ball finials, segments of laurel and oak leaf wreath in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents a rampant lion on a black enamel field, surrounded by a red enamel ring inscribed LUNION FAIT LA FORCE, the reverse depicts the royal cypher of Leopold I, also on black enamel, surrounded by a red enamel ring, the cross is surmounted by a