Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of Multi-piece construction in silver with

Multi-piece construction in silver with blue

the reverse with white enamels

William Hamilton Merritt was captured and held as a prisoner until the end of the war

The Group lost 171 aircraft Missing in Action

It was issued after the completion of two months' work

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of Multi-piece construction in silver with(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop