An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By The German Royal Mint In Berlin Newly Listed invalided rather than discharged

invalided rather than discharged

missing its spine

he hadn't been awarded a War Service Badge

surrounded by the inscription "ALTSCHÜTZENGESELLSCHAFT GOTHA" and dated "1442-1942" below

the China Air Task Force had been credited with shooting down 149 Japanese planes

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By The German Royal Mint In Berlin Newly Listed invalided rather than dischargedAn Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; silver frame with a blackened magnetic core; semi round vertical pin with a barrel hinge and a round wire loop; maker marked KO for Knighliches Mnzamt Orden, Berlin on the reverse underneath the catch; measuring 43. 17 mm x 43. 13 mm; weighing 16. 4 grams; fine condition with scattered chips to the black paint, and with white oxidation forming on the left side of the upper arm.