Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden he suffered from myopia (nearsightedness)

he suffered from myopia (nearsightedness) and astigmatism (refractive error of the eye)

He was attached to the 4th Reserve Battalion from May 16 to June 28

the obverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II

Without hesitation he immediately returned to the top of the hill determined to complete his self-imposed task of saving those for whom he felt personally responsible

Kentucky Distinguished Service Medal (in bronze gilt

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden he suffered from myopia (nearsightedness)(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a