He received the Iron Cross 1st Class by March of 1915
postcard (2) with handwritten note: “Pilot and observer of a warplane
various Certificates and Identification papers
constructed of coarse dark blue-grey wool
Footnote: The 4th Infantry Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Clasp, Silver Grade, by Paul Meybauer Buy Now He received the Iron Cross(Frontflugspange fr Kampf und Sturzkampfflieger in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a swastika, surrounded a central toned and winged bomb, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the bomb in position, with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but