Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the son of William J

the son of William J

After taking his Commanding Officers course

WWI War Veteran's Participant's Cross 1914-1918 - Silvered bronze and enamels

without radio communications

He was promoted to Acting Staff Sergeant on June 4

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the son of William J(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Braca Knaus of Zagreb, consisting of a stylized Croatian Trefoil cross, featuring an inlaid traditional national wattle pattern, (known as the pleter or troplet), obverse centre illustrating the Crown of Zvonimir with crossed swords, reverse inscribed with the dates "1076" (Date of King Zvonimir's Coronation) and "1941"