Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Medal, With Package Of Issue, By Frank & Reif Archive Commander McCampbell led his fighter

Commander McCampbell led his fighter planes against a force of 80 Japanese carrier-based aircraft bearing down on our fleet on 19 June 1944

Medal for Manhood and Loyalty with Crossed Swords

black patent leather finished strap stitched in place to the grayish-blue wool underside

are horizontal leather straps riveted in place and vertical securing straps

the symptoms including small blisters and dark or honey-colored crust that forms after the pustules burst)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Medal, With Package Of Issue, By Frank & Reif Archive Commander McCampbell led his fighter(Kriegsverdienstmedaille). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised Maltese Cross, overlaid by a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an inscription of FR KRIEGS VERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 08 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original package of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the obverse exterior with an inscription of KRIEGS