Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity USS North Carolina rejoined the

USS North Carolina rejoined the carriers for a month of air strikes and naval bombardment on the Japanese home islands

then struck off strength to the Canadian Machine Gun Depot

minor exterior wear

The helmet measures 276 mm x 234 mm

including a large award certificate as reminder of his service in the Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service)

Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity USS North Carolina rejoined the1916 1918 Issue. (Leopold Orden Kreuz 3. Klasse); a silver Maltese cross with ball finals and purple enameled arms and stylized Ls between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central silver Lippian rose, with a central red enameled medallion depicting a bird, surrounded by a ring of green enamels, inscribed Fideliter Sine Timore 1906 (Latin Faithful Without Fear); the reverse with a central silver medallion depicting the crowned royal cipher of