Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Lawrence was accepted and officially

Lawrence was accepted and officially enlisted as an Apprentice Seaman (375-70-72) with the United States Navy

number impressed "43744" on the reverse

the reverse maker marked “Josef Pauser

II Class in Gold

A 1938 WHW (Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes/Winter Relief of the German People) & DSB (Deutscher Schützenverband/German Marksmanship Association) fundraiser pin

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Lawrence was accepted and officially(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 71 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a trapezoidal bar with a horizontal pinback, consisting of a 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 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a