Scarce Gettysburg 75th Anniversary Attendant Badge / SOLD

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Scarce Gettysburg 75th Anniversary Attendant Badge – Inventory Number: GET 523 / SOLD Bronze badge, 1.5 x 1.25″, upper inscription reads, “ATTENDANT/ 75th Anniversary/ Battle of Gettysburg/ B.F. Campbell Sr. decorated with Union and Confederate shields below. Badge reverse, number stamping “134”. Two blue and gray ribbons attached, 3.5″ x 1.5″, trimmed in red, white and blue. The 1938 Gettysburg Anniversary attendants were persons officially designated to accompany the returning veterans, some 2,500 all told, all of them ninety plus years of age. “B.F. Campbell Sr.” was one of these designated attendants, though just which veterans he accompanied is unknown. Invites further research. An excellent collectible for 75th Gettysburg reunion. Comes housed in 6 x 8 riker display case with black velvet and descriptive card.   Inventory Number: GET 523 / SOLD