Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy Province of China on triangular period ribbon

on triangular period ribbon

1942 he flew 38 minesweeper missions and destroyed 15 mines in the Sea of Azov

reverse shows a medieval warrior in armour being offered sustenance by a woman inscribed 'For service in the cause of freedom’ with ‘The Kings Medal’ below

An Infantry Badge

and Army Good Conduct Medal (in bronze gilt

Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy Province of China on triangular period ribbonHardcover, smooth black cloth cover, the award on the front cover and the text on both the spine and the back cover in gold colored ink, entitled "The Pour le Mrite and Germany's First Aces" by Lieutenant Colonel John R. Angolia (Retired) and Clint R. Hackney Jr., copyrighted by the author in 1984, First Edition, signed in blue ink by "John Angolia" and hand serial numbered in red ink "487" on page 4 as one of the first 500 copies of this edition,