Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of He was a recipient of

He was a recipient of the Iron Cross 2nd Class

New Jersey World War Medal 1917-1918 (bronze gilt

Instituted in 1348 by King Edward III

with his "breath sounds markedly diminished"

) German Honor Medal of the World War red backing

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of He was a recipient of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an elongated barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a