Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of white and black enamelled shield

white and black enamelled shield surmounted by the Franco crown

Dyas entered aviation cadet training in 1940 and received his flight training at Randolph and Kelly Fields in Texas

wide neck ribbon

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the reverse with a central Saxon coat of arms on top of a Cross Pattée

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of white and black enamelled shield(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened iron core within a ribbed 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 tree central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an