Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 Archive American Air Services: service members

American Air Services: service members found that the leather flying coats in use were simply not protective enough for the piercing cold of the high altitudes

each constructed of dark green wool with buckram cores and topped by dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia

She was a member of the Montreal General Hospital Nurses Association and the Montreal General Hospital Alumnae Association

scattered contact marks and surface wear

with his mother Louisa receiving his Memorial Cross

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 Archive American Air Services: service members(Militrverdienstkreuz, III Klasse). Instituted October 22nd, 1849. (c. 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its period original Austrian style tri folded ribbon featuring gilded crossed swords, consisting of a silver Cross Patte with a silver gilt laurel wreath in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse of the cross with red and white