Hi,
A unknown subject, here are the medals of a Brazilian hero KIA in Italy during WW2:
The medals are - Left to right in the image :
1. Combat Cross - 1st Class (Gold) - Highest award for individual bravery in action in Brazil
2. Blood of Brazil Medal - Decoration awarded for wounded in action and for the relatives of killed in action.
3. Brazilian Expeditionary Force (BEF) Campaign Medal - Decorations awarded to soldiers who were in Italy during WW2.
The soldier was buried in Italy at the Brazilian Military Cemetery in Pistoia:
Monument of the 6th Infantry Regiment KIA in the war:
Today it rests in the Monument to the Deads of the Second World War in the Rio de Janeiro city:
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