and he received the German Cross in Gold on September 5
WWI 38th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF - Copper
He was named to the rank of Lieutenant on July 20
with original neck ribbon
closing with two magnetic metal snap buttons
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, With Paper Envelope United Republic of and he received the German(Kriegsverdienstkruez 2 Klass). A War Merit Cross, II Class, constructed of gilded bronze in the shape of a Maltese cross with a circular raised border of oak leaves around a mobile swastika in the centre obverse, the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering, on loop for suspension from period replacement ribbon, measuring 48. 56 mm (w) x 49. 09 mm (h), and in very fine condition,