Germany. A Mint War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction inscribed ""THE STATE OF MISSOURI""

inscribed ""THE STATE OF MISSOURI"" above and ""UNITED STATES FORCES"" below

inscribed "371 Postkartenvertrieb W

suspended from a pinback hanger inscribed "DELEGATE")

with 1 clasp - TAMAAI

Footnote: Samuel Williamson was born on December 2

Germany. A Mint War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction inscribed ""THE STATE OF MISSOURI""(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombac; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; measuring 48. 33 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h); weighing 20. 0 grams; in near mint condition.