a Letter of Recommendation from the Students Army Training Corps at Valparaiso University (signed by Captain Chandler Smith (Commanding) and two Infantry 2nd Lieutenants
(Dutch: Orde van Leopold II
marked "BRONZ" on the edge
Stephen Rayner was one of six brothers who signed up for active service: his oldest brother
I can get upset in a second
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class Auction a Letter of Recommendation from(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 92 mm (w) x 49. 29 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.