Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler Newly Listed impressed (30 Far

impressed (30 Far

United States Navy was aboard the USS Cushing (DD-376) when it was sunk by Japanese naval gunfire in the Guadalcanal/Savo vicinity

awarded on behalf of the president of the police

obverse illustrating an angled swastika inside an open-ended wreath of oak leaves and acorns

his citation reading "For conspicuous gallantry

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler Newly Listed impressed (30 Far(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern, mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams,