Saxe-Meiningen, Kingdom. A Saxe-Meiningen First War Service Medal Newly Listed and on June 1st 1943

and on June 1st 1943 he was made Obergefreiter

loss of silvering

Wasp was more vulnerable than other United States aircraft carriers available at the opening of hostilities

he returned to Japan on July 27th

Saxe-Meiningen, Kingdom. A Saxe-Meiningen First War Service Medal Newly Listed and on June 1st 1943(Verdienstabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse depicts a Templar Cross with a central initial B for Bernhard within a ring of oak leaves, reverse depicts a Templar Cross with central Saxe Meiningen coat of arms, ringed by an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 15 (For Merit in War 1914 15), unmarked, measuring 40 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.