Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, 1957 Reissue United Republic of a veterans organization created at

a veterans organization created at the end of nineteenth century

1949 in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale

(HJ Stab 39 Schulterklappen)

McElroy put it on AFCE

(from the Zimmermann hoard)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, 1957 Reissue United Republic of a veterans organization created at(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 75 mm (w) x 49. 36 mm (h), weighing 18. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of heavy card stock with a faux black leather exterior,