Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now He returned to the states

He returned to the states on October 18

in silvered bronze and black

he was assigned to the protected cruiser USS Newark (C-1) and may have seen more action aboard this ship in November 1898

marked "STERLING" and hallmarked with an axe on the reverse

An Extensive WWII Group to Johann Beckers Serving Aboard U-36 - Obermascinenmaaten serving abroad U-36

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now He returned to the states(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse stamped with a silver content number of 800, the six and twelve oclock arm with threaded lugs,