Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Period Case, by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1940 GTRexclude constructed of a polished bone

constructed of a polished bone frame

barracks life

a typewritten notation inscribed "Registered No

his grave marked inscribed ""ABRAHAM E SHOOK / COL USAF / WORLD WAR II / KOREA / VIETNAM / MAY 27 1920 / FEB 23 2014 / SS LM DFC AM / OUR BELOVED PAMPA""

naming his next-of-kin as William G

Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Period Case, by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1940 GTRexclude constructed of a polished bone(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 three