An American First War Issued Army Distinguished Service Medal With Case Auction elongated hole in the bottom

elongated hole in the bottom of the cover for the insertion of the axe's handle

the submarine operated along the Atlantic coast for the next four years

fed through the loop on the reverse of the buckle

and re engraved

An American First War Issued Army Distinguished Service Medal With Case Auction elongated hole in the bottomBronze gilt with blue enamels, number impressed "2577" on the edge, 38 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, naming has been scratched out on the reverse, intact enamels, scattered gilt wear, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, wooden framed, lightly soiled lining on the inside lid and medal bed, wear and scuffed exterior, case fair.