Group to Arbor D. Fields, 18th Infantry, 1st Division

Group of 7 to Arbor D. Fields, 18th Infantry, 1st Division: Purple Heart, numbered “1104″, split brooch, hand-engraved “Arbor D./Fields” (ribbon worn through at the brooch); Purple Heart, slot brooch, numbered “104327″, hand-engraved “Arbor D. Fields”; Purple Heart, slot brooch, unnumbered, machine-engraved “Arbor D./Fields”; Mexican Service Medal, Army, numbered “No.8096″ (ribbon worn); World War I Victory Medal, clasps “Montdidier-Noyon”, “Aisne-Marne” and “Defensive Sector” (ribbon separated at the brooch and resewn); Medal for the 75th Anniversary of World War I, clutch-back; France Legion of Honor, chevalier.

Arbor Dell Fields was born in Kentucky in 1897, enlisted in the Army in 1915 and is confirmed on the roll for the Army Mexican Service Medal. During World War I, he served in the 18th Infantry, 1st Division. He was severely wounded on 21 July 1918 and was discharged in February 1919. In 1998, France bestowed the Legion of Honor on surviving American veterans of World War I. Fields died in 1999 (age of 102) and is buried in Dayton, Ohio.