it stated that "Tarawa has now been fully occupied by American Forces for more than three months and it must necessarily be concluded that he lost his life in action"
he was placed with the Cruiser H
acquired in America
A Mint and Unissued Set of Wehrmacht Gebirgsjäger Enlisted Man collar tabs
to humanity
Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown, By Jacob Leser, C.1914 Archive it stated that "Tarawa has(Militr Verdienstkreuz). A Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords and Crown, a Maltese Cross constructed of bronze, with swords crossed above the upper arm, the obverse central medallion presents the cipher for King Ludwig III, circumscribed by the inscription MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bears the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt, dated 1866, measuring 42 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), on loop for suspension from original wartime ribbon,