Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac officially retiring in the rank

officially retiring in the rank of Colonel at Fort Meyer

Order of Military Merit with Silver Sword

Above the coat of arms is a copper metal piece used to attach a lid

a small studio portrait depicting an Oberfeldwebel wearing a 1939 Iron Cross II Class

He was a member of the General Society of the War of 1812 and was married to Jennie Louise Ray

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac officially retiring in the rank(Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, attached with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and fully intact black paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 53. 65 mm (w) x 61. 66 mm (h), in near mint