Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Newly Listed flanked on either side by

flanked on either side by oak branches and the date “1914” on the 6 o’clock arm

maker marked with LDO code “L/50” for the Berlin firm of Godet

He served as a Staff Sergeant with the United States Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theater

lightly soiled light green velvet raised platform with recessed medal bed

missing central medallion

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Newly Listed flanked on either side by(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white