This particular pages contains the picture and signature of SS-Hauptsturmführer Walter Reder
by maker “20” (marked underneath pin)
15 "Florian Geyer"
numbered "5374" in the lower right corner
no further information has been received concerning the USS Asheville or any other member of the crew
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive This particular pages contains the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on the reverse with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 57 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost, in overall