Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Republic of The interviewer's notes stated that

The interviewer's notes stated that De Vries enlisted under the name of O’Halloran

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revised edition of “The American Sword 1775-1945: A Survey of the Swords Worn by the Uniform Forces of the United States from the Revolution to the Close of World War II”

the left edge folded over and stitched in place with white threading to form a hoist sleeve

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Republic of The interviewer's notes stated that(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class,