Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case Archive indicating he served aboard Ships

indicating he served aboard Ships Krka

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 20th Infantry Battalion "1st Central Ontario Regiment"

and replaced with communist decorations such as the Order of the People's Hero

before returning to Nebraska (1931-1940)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case Archive indicating he served aboard Ships(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver 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 block barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but displays the characteristics of a C. E. Juncker, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 18