Germany.. A War Merit Medal With Its Period Original Ribbon Newly Listed WWI US Air Service Pilot

WWI US Air Service Pilot Wing

These boards are the sewn in type and the pebbled buttons are smaller than the other buttons on the tunic

His first European service was highlighted by the awarding of his First Good Conduct Badge

Type III - In GOLD and enamels

Germany.. A War Merit Medal With Its Period Original Ribbon Newly Listed WWI US Air Service PilotAn example of a War Merit Medal (Kriegsverdienstmedaille); in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a full sized period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 24 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 7 grams; in overall better than very fine condition.