Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 Newly Listed They marched us down to

They marched us down to the dock

reinforced along all four edges with a single row of machine stitching

Residue in the recessed areas from cleaning

Joseph Russell Krenek died on July 23

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 Newly Listed They marched us down to(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and