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Originally Posted by macandpud
I believe that this is a sweetheart badge usually worn by American mothers to show that they have a son in service, in this case in the Infantry.
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They also did things to hang in the window etc.
One star per son in service.
If a son was killed the star became gold. There is also a "Gold Star Mothers" organisation. This was begun by the mothers of American "Doughboys" killed in WW1:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americ...d_Star_Mothers
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Last edited by BWEF; 20-01-19 at 09:46 PM.
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