China, Japanese Occupied Manchuko. An Order of the Pillars of the State, VII. Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of a dark green

constructed of a dark green wool base with hand embroidered litzen of silver/grey wire thread with two centred stripes of violet

A Campaign Medal 1936-1939

He later was employed as an Automobile Salesman and married Mary (nee Hogg) Smith

after which Waltenberger was deployed to serve on the cruiser “Köln”

China, Japanese Occupied Manchuko. An Order of the Pillars of the State, VII. Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of a dark green(Chu Kuo Chang). Instituted September 14th, 1936. Constructed of silver, with red, white, blue and yellow enamels, on a single toe claw with replacement medal bar for suspension from its correct modern replacement ribbon, unmarked, measuring 40. 3 mm (w) x 43. 9 mm (l), weighing 26. 20 grams, the horizontal suspension bar previously replaced, in near very fine condition. Footnote: The Order of the Pillars of the State was established by Emperor Kang