Austria, Imperial An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Small Decoration And Swords (Collectors Copy) GTRexclude representing Pennsylvania and inscribed ""CHAPTER""

representing Pennsylvania and inscribed ""CHAPTER"" affixed to its original ribbon

Howsam's military service with the 48th (R) Field Battery

Once when he met a sailor who had had a violent fall on deck still walking about

Footnote: The Order of the People's Army was instituted in 1952 as a military award for partisans who fought the Axis Forces during the Second World War

marked “Berg & Nolte

Austria, Imperial An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Small Decoration And Swords (Collectors Copy) GTRexclude representing Pennsylvania and inscribed ""CHAPTER""(Orden der Eisernen Krone Kleindekoration). Instituted February 12, 1816 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. A Post 1945 Manufactured Collectors Copy. A silver miniature I Class breast star consisting of eight clusters faceted rays, with a central silver gilt medallion featuring the iron crown encircled by a blue enamel surround inscribed AVITA ET AUCTA (Inherited and Augmented), with crossed silver swords behind the star, measuring 35. 34mm (w) x 19. 46mm