It was the first ship commissioned in honor of Iowa and was America's first seagoing battleship
British War and Victory Medals (401335 A
O'Donnell stated the "Name of Person to be Informed of Casualties" as his wife
Peter's Basilica in the background at the right
the navy blue representative of the 2nd Canadian Division
Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun Auction It was the first ship(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Issued 1914 1918. Third Period. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ (Franz Josef), circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1849, on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the loop with a makers mark of F.