Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade Auction formerly Lieut-Colonel Commandant 1st Batt

formerly Lieut-Colonel Commandant 1st Batt

White House Issued Navy Congressional Medal of Honor Citation Letter (inscribed "THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON / The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM D

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the naval base at Malta

He is documented as having been in Egypt in the summer of 1942 and was promoted to Flying Officer on October 1

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade Auction formerly Lieut-Colonel Commandant 1st Batt(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central black enameled swastika on a white enameled disc, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), with sun rays joining the quadrants, the reverse engraved with an institution date of 16.