Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of War Merit Crosses, I Class certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Joseph Ovila St Onge

Footnote: Joseph Ovila St Onge was born on June 11

he was killed crossing the River Seine on 28 August 1944

an oak leaf wreath with a bow ribbon and swastika at the bottom

Sewn in place on the upper right arm is a Croatian Volunteers Arm Shield in red

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of War Merit Crosses, I Class certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Joseph Ovila St Onge(Kriegsverdienstkreuze I. Klasse). A pair of War Merit Crosses, including: 1. A War Merit Cross I Class, constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 32 mm (h), weighing