A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Archive it noted that he had

it noted that he had a "Slight debility following Nephritis" and "pain in muscles of back"

accompanied by a printed paper insert

2nd Lieutenant Francis Truscott and his pilot

chipping and repair evident in the white enamels on the obverse centrepiece ring

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Archive it noted that he hadA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; bronzed maltese cross; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 47. 40 mm x 47. 49 mm; weighing