Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Hold within a wreath of stylized

within a wreath of stylized oak leaves and acorns

Footnote: The Hilinka Guard was the paramilitary unit created by Catholic Priest Andrej Hlinka and controlled by the Slovak People's Party or HSSP

A Vietnamese Staff Service Medal

he had been promoted to lieutenant

at great cost in men and aircraft during its forty-two month existence

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Hold within a wreath of stylized(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed convex 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 a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked with the