traces of greening on the obverse
with two gold stars set into the patterns to denote rank
Major Wood also received the Air Force Cross (Posthumously) for this mission
the flag is unmarked and measures 133 mm (w) x 119 mm (h)
published in Great Britain by Pen and Sword Military
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Archive traces of greening on the(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards for military and civil service, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint