Chile, Republic. An Order of Merit, Commander Auction stating "Deeply regret to inform

stating "Deeply regret to inform you that your son Private John J Creech Jr USMC was Killed in Action at Tarawa instead of Missing in Action as previously reported

taking part in the French campaign

stamped in black ink in four lines of text within a vertical box "RA / 94/1 / OK /MB" denoting the manufacture year of 1941

with four lightning bolts to the top and the other four to the bottom of the central bar

Chile, Republic. An Order of Merit, Commander Auction stating "Deeply regret to inform(Orden al Mrito). Instituted 1906. Type V (1929 present). In silver gilt, a ball tipped enamelled white five pointed star, the quadrants embellishing by a surrounded laurel wreath also in silver, suspended by delicate Andean condor suspension in silver gilt, obverse centre featuring a facing right woman portrait encircled by the inscription REPUBLICA DE CHILE, mirrored reverse with central medallion featuring a laurel leaf surrounded by the