France, Second Empire. A Legion D'honneur In Gold, Officer, C.1860 certificate_of_authenticity 1944 he flew 191 minesweeper

1944 he flew 191 minesweeper missions and destroyed 15 mines in the North Sea

Over the target 10/10th

and constructed three bridges for field guns and horse transport in three and a half hours

Headquarters of Heavy Flak Battalion (o) West II

Footnote: When World War II broke out in September 1939

France, Second Empire. A Legion D'honneur In Gold, Officer, C.1860 certificate_of_authenticity 1944 he flew 191 minesweeperOrdre National de la Lgion d'honneur, Officier. Second Empire 1852 1870. In Gold with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, weighing 19 grams, horizontally pierced ball suspension, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, maker marked "O. L" (Ouizille Lemoine) on the ring, measuring 42 mm (w) x 64 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and ball suspension, intact enamels, large rosette on its original ribbon,