Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Newly Listed comprising: Sash Badge

comprising: Sash Badge

accompanied by period original red ribbon with a central white-black-white stripe

Topping off at Midway Island on May 21

He is mentioned as having been engaged in three days of close combat earlier that August

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Newly Listed comprising: Sash Badge(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 43. 30 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h); weighing 14. 8 grams; in good condition.