Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Hold the reverse with a screw

the reverse with a screw back post and accompanying screwback plate

with some light white paint blotches on the interior

Stitched onto each cuff are dual insignia constructed of light green wool

also lost were 0-659415 First Lieutenant (Pilot) John Blakeslee Thomas

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Hold the reverse with a screw(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker