United States. A Chicago Swabian Association Membership Badge Hold Footnote: The Royal Norwegian Order

Footnote: The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav is an order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on August 21

Medal of Military Merit

BC (January 1941)

a 1st Airborne Division Shoulder Flash (grayish-blue embroidered text on maroon wool

Sims was initially reported Missing in Action

United States. A Chicago Swabian Association Membership Badge Hold Footnote: The Royal Norwegian Order(Schwaben Verein Chicago Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of a raised Baden Wrttemberg coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of SCHWABEN VEREIN CHICAGO (SWABIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO), the reverse with three visible rivets holding the obverse features in place, unmarked, measuring 45 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.