Original U.S. WWII Pearl Harbor United Press Reporter Wire Western Union Telegram Dated 7 December 1941 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia the medal commemorated the annexation

the medal commemorated the annexation of Austria to the German Reich

and the cross guard (tsuba) is a simplified iron "mokko gatta" shape

which has been left as is

Every crewman is identified by both name and his position on the plane

G&K is the marking of Graton & Knight Manufacturing Co

Original U.S. WWII Pearl Harbor United Press Reporter Wire Western Union Telegram Dated 7 December 1941 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia the medal commemorated the annexationOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a Western Union Telegram dated December 7th, 1941 and time stamped at 3: 54 Eastern time which translates to 10: 54 Hawaiian time, less than two hours after the second wave concluded at 9: 30am. The Western Union telegram was sent by a wire service reporter of the United Press. It reads: 1941 DEC 7 PM 3 54JAPANESE PLANES HAVE ATTACKED PHILIPPINE AND HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT SHIP, LOADED WITH LUMBER,