Germany, Luftwaffe. A Western France Air Command District Merit Medallion Auction He enlisted as a Private

He enlisted as a Private (1119400) at the Recruiting Station in Louisville

Footnote: This badge was issued by the Ministry of Munitions (MoM)

inside of the case is also engraved with one Family Crest

writing a letter to Colonel Sam Hughes in Ottawa

Commandos of the 41st Royal British Marines struggle up a steep hill after landing near Songjin

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Western France Air Command District Merit Medallion Auction He enlisted as a Private(Feldluftgaukommandos Westfrankreich Ehrenmedaille). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse bearing a raised map of France overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, topped by an inscription of ALLES FR DEUTSCHLAND (EVERYTHING FOR GERMANY), the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTLEISTUNGEN IM BEREICH DES FELDLUFTGAUKOMMANDOS WESTFRANKREICH (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE AIR COMMAND DISTRICT OF WESTERN FRANCE),