New York mayor John Purroy Mitchel had put together a Committee of Reception that was in charge of organizing the event
A 1942 Luftwaffe Balloon Defence Medal - In zinc
in its box of issue marked "Royal Life Saving Society London
taken absolutely by surprise
nicks on the raised rim on the CVSM
Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Award Documents To Gefreiter Alfred Strödter, Infanterie-Regiment 483, Eastern Front Combat United Republic of New York mayor John Purroy(Heer Verleihungsurkunden). A pair of award documents to Alfred Strdter, including one for an Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of off white paper with black ink, named to Strdter as a Gefreiter of 1. Kompanie, Infanterie Regiment 483, issued in the field on 15 October 1941, featuring the handwritten signature of regimental commander Oberstleutnant Hans Josef Baumann (German Cross in Gold, 2 April 1942; Heer Honour Roll Clasp, 5