Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive The Prussian helmet plate is

The Prussian helmet plate is original to the helmet and that is clear with the shadowing on the body of the Pickelhaube

the Hindenburg Cross for Combatants

McDonald was with the 25th Infantry Battalion when he was Killed in Action three weeks later

Montmorency Falls

a hoist sleeve sewn in place on the left side for attachment to a line

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive The Prussian helmet plate is(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an a vertical pinback and an inscription of FESTUNG ST. NAZAIRE 1944 1945, both the pinback and inscription display evidence of postwar addition, measuring 48. 75 mm (w) x 48. 04 mm (h), weighing 24. 6 grams, in better than very fine condition.