Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive United States Selective Service System

United States Selective Service System Medical Advisor Lapel Badge (blackened copper

copyright 1975

unmarked but of typical B

He lists his previous military experience from 1913 to 1918 during which time he achieved the rank of Gefreiter on the Western Front

the school offered six-month courses for aircraft electricians and aero-engine

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive United States Selective Service System(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 gilded 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 a white enamelled medallion,