Bavaria. A Bavarian Order Of Military Merit; Fourth Class With Crown And Peacetime Ribbon By J. Leser certificate_of_authenticity while its outside backer is

while its outside backer is printed in black only

1944 from Hertford

"Tip" Runkle was born of January 25

the reverse with a similar oak leaf wreath

Evers was returned to the USA at the request of his family and is buried in a cemetery in Alabama

Bavaria. A Bavarian Order Of Military Merit; Fourth Class With Crown And Peacetime Ribbon By J. Leser certificate_of_authenticity while its outside backer isA fine example of a Bavarian Order of Military Merit Fourth Class (Bayerische Militrverdienstorden, IV. Klasse mit Krone); silver Maltese cross with blue, white, and black enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a