An American First War Victory Medal With Seven Clasps Newly Listed War Merit Cross Second Class

War Merit Cross Second Class - In bronze

the resistance led by Birchall helped to reduce the Allied death rate from an average of 30% to less than 2%

An HJ Badge for Snipers by  Steinhauer & Lück - In silvered tombac

all the while compounded by "sciatica"

Accompanied by six pages with copies of his Enlistment and Medal Issue Records

An American First War Victory Medal With Seven Clasps Newly Listed War Merit Cross Second ClassUnited States; 7 Clasps DEFENSIVE SECTOR, MEUSE ARGONNE, OISE AISNE, AISNE MARNE, CHAMPAGNE MARNE, AISNE, SOMME DEFENSIVE. Bronze gilt, 36 mm, frayed original ribbon, gilt wear, better than very fine. (C: 41)