Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class In Its Presentation Case; Brass Core Version Archive she was seized and served

she was seized and served as a United States Navy troop transport until she was decommissioned and turned over to the United States Shipping Board

displaying nice texture and quality workmanship

each of the clasps inscribed "1939-1945"

He was appointed Acting Lance Sergeant on January 1

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class In Its Presentation Case; Brass Core Version Archive she was seized and servedAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass (non magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an unmarked example; measuring 43. 92 mm (w) x 43. 82 mm (h). Accompanied by its presentation case;