Medal grouping of Master Sergeant Louis Albert Farrant, 28th Division, WW1. The grouping has a lot of information associated with the history of the original owner, who was an Italian immigrant and fought in WW1 as part of the Pennsylvania National Guard 28th "Keystone" Division that enlisted at Chester, Pennsylvania. Lou Farrant had a driver's license, so he drove the firetruck for the Hanley Fire Department of Chester, PA in the 1920s and was also Governor Sproul's personal chauffeur, who lived nearby Chester. Lou worked at the Chester Brewery and later opened at the 3rd Street Bar & Grille in Chester. He was Commander of the Italian American Veterans of WWI, a subsidiary of the American Legion. All of the medals and badges are mounted in a shadowbox with information taped to the backside. Here is what the grouping consists of:
- WW1 Victory medal with 5 bars for the 28th Division
- Sterling silver Commander's badge for the Italian American WW1 Veterans
- Hanley Hose Company Sept. 1913 Fireman Badge
- Hanley Hose Company No. 1 Fireman badge
- Hanley Hose Company 257 Fireman badge
- early fire engine watch fob on leather strap
- WW1 Sharpshooter medal
- WW1 Expert Rifleman badge
- City of Chester 1917-1919 WW1 Veterans medal
Excellent condition, as shown. This came out of a local Delaware County, PA collection.