Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude But we eventually found out

But we eventually found out they wanted us to go Dortmund–Ems Canal in Germany

attending officers' training courses in the process

(Drittes Reich Abzeichen und Insignien)

Rothwell was posted to the United States Army Pacific on January 11

Footnote: The Order of the Republic was awarded to individuals

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude But we eventually found out(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed arms, bearing a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, ths six oclock arm bearing a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40.