Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold II, Commander to Colonel William Frederick Holford Godson, United States Army, c. 1930 visually-hidden the captions are carefully designed

the captions are carefully designed to supplement the narrative

seven Letters with Transmission Envelopes Forwarded Through the War & Navy Departments V-Mail Service (various dates in 1943)

on loop for suspension

which lay in front of the approaching Americans

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold II, Commander to Colonel William Frederick Holford Godson, United States Army, c. 1930 visually-hidden the captions are carefully designed(Dutch: Orde van Leopold II, French: Ordre de Lopold II). Instituted in 1900 by King Leopold II. In silver gilt, a Maltese cross with ball finials, and wreath segments between the arms, obverse medallion with a rampant lion on a black enamel field, surrounded by a blue ring inscribed LUNION FAIT LA FORCE, the reverse medallion featuring the cypher of King Leopold, the cross is surmounted by a crown and worn on a segment of original neck ribbon in blue