Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Hold mounted to a thick 64

mounted to a thick 64 mm (w) x 103 mm (h) card with rounded corners

the cap is fully surrounded by fold-down side panels

his citation stating: "The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant] Kent Manning Cushman

including a miniature medal bar presenting three awards

the twelve o’clock arm with an integral suspension loop connecting to a Gold clasp

Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Hold mounted to a thick 64(Heer Demjanskschild). Constructed of silvered magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a pair of crossed swords, overlaying a plane and situated above a raised date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn flanked by log pillboxes, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact