Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The second certificate is for

The second certificate is for the Wound Badge in Silver for being wounded three times

use of prisoners of war on enemy military works or operations

He was posted to United States Naval Amphibious Base (USNAB) #907 for three months

each presenting waffenfarbe of black and white flecked type piping

He served in France from August 6

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The second certificate is for(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,