Bavaria, Kingdom. A Cased Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross Third Class, With Swords GTRexclude After serving with the 14th

After serving with the 14th Battalion for five months

in extremely fine condition

Degree of Officer (signature of President Harry Truman

whom he married on January 16

the obverse illustrating the German Hunting Association elk’s head insignia with a swastika backed by emanating rays above

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Cased Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross Third Class, With Swords GTRexclude After serving with the 14th(Militrverdienstkreuz des Bayerischen Militrverdienstorden III. Klasse, mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross constructed of copper plated bronze; the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt with numbers