Schleswig-Holstein. A 1917 Medal For 25 Years Of Loyal Service As A Deaconess certificate_of_authenticity in Whitby when he enlisted

in Whitby when he enlisted as a Private on January 21

stitching separation evident in the right armpit and around the main reinforced buttonholes on the front

about fair to fine condition

The second Mediterranean cruise took place in late April

He describes how he shot down a Curtiss P 40 on that day: the plane flew 500 meters below him in the direction of Tobruck

Schleswig-Holstein. A 1917 Medal For 25 Years Of Loyal Service As A Deaconess certificate_of_authenticity in Whitby when he enlistedA round silver medal; the obverse depicint the leftward facing bust of Auguste Victoria, circumscribed by her name and title; the reverse inscribed FR XXV JAHRE TREUER DIENSTE ALS DIAKONISSIN 1917 (German For 25 Years of Loyal Service as a Deaconess); on a dual loop for suspension; measuring 39. 18 mm in diameter; weighing 23. 0 grams; in overall very fine condition.