A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of the award of the Distinguished

the award of the Distinguished Service Order on page 151

the star is rimmed with silver  wire

number 267714

and folding crease in the middle

US Navy planes from the USS Hornet initially attacked the unmarked ship on the 14th

A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of the award of the DistinguishedA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a shortened period original ribbon with small holes from previous attachment via a safety pin; the obverse pebbled, with 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;