A Second War Luftwaffe Veteran's Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity then as a Lieutenant in

then as a Lieutenant in January 1942

the masthead in red ink

He was a resident of Vermillion

dated June 25

The son of a valet de chambre

A Second War Luftwaffe Veteran's Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity then as a Lieutenant inA Second War Luftwaffe Veteran's Medal Bar War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (bronze, 47. 3 mm); and Wehrmacht Long Service Badge, 4th Class for Four Years' Loyal Service (silvered tombac, 30 mm, Luftwaffe eagle clasp on ribbon); and Medal to Commemorate 1 October 1938 (bronze, 32 mm, Prague bar on the ribbon). Original ribbons, mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, partial silvering loss on the Wehrmacht Badge,