A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed dug out two of his

dug out two of his comrades who had been buried

Footnote: James McTurk was born on October 30

two are bearing a "1"

and with full length of neck ribbon as worn

signed in ink by Croatian Minister of Armed Forces Ustaša Colonel Ante Vokić on lower left

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed dug out two of hisA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct replacement ribbon; with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939: in raised numbering; measuring 48. 78 mm x 49. 30 mm; weighing 24. 5 grams;