United States Navy was aboard the USS Cushing (DD-376) when it was sunk by Japanese naval gunfire in the Guadalcanal/Savo vicinity
The reverse is marked "1918" in gold in the centre of the cross and comes with the clashing arms military suspension
A 1935 Grenzland Biersen-Kempen Sonnenwende Badge
Constructed of iron and nickel alloy
the base enamelled in several colors
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity United States Navy was aboard(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 25 mm (w) x 46. 64 mm (h), weighing 20. 3 grams, in better than very fine condition.