His Soldbuch states that he “set foot on African soil” on August 5
XIII: Bapaume and Courcelette
and is without interruptions in the velvet on the obverse
in hospital at Salisbury Plains in 1914
Jahnke died on August 28
United States. A Navy Cross To Theodore Smith, Uss Falcon, Uss Squalus Rescue certificate_of_authenticity His Soldbuch states that heA Navy Cross Group of Six, to Boatswain's Mate Second Class Theodore Preston Smith, USS Falcon, for the Rescue of Survivors from the submarine USS Squalus; Navy Cross (1940's style in blackened bronze, 37. 3 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, original ribbon with brooch pinback); Navy Good Conduct Medal, 4 Clasps 1937, 1941, FOURTH AWARD, FIFTH AWARD (bronze, engraved "THEODORE PRESTON SMITH 1932" on the reverse, 32. 5 mm, frayed