Germany, Republic. An Order of Merit of the Federal Republic, Grand Cross, to General Powell, Awarded in 1993 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “DIE HAUPTSTADT DER BEWEGUNG - MÜNCHEN” (“THE CAPITAL OF THE MOVEMENT - MUNICH”)

He later achieved the rank of Brevet Second Lieutenant with the New York National Guard

British War Medal (J

and the interior of the lid is similarly marked “fwq” along with a stamp bearing a Wehrmacht-style German national eagle and number “326”

submarine pens at Bordeaux

Germany, Republic. An Order of Merit of the Federal Republic, Grand Cross, to General Powell, Awarded in 1993 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by an inscription of(Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Groes Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on September 7th, 1951 by Federal President Theodor Heuss. (1993 issue) A two piece set of the award consisting of: 1. A grand cross breast star, constructed of gilded silver with red and black enamels, consisting of a diamond shaped ray motif bearing a central Cross Patte with red enameled arms and a golden roundel in the middle bearing a Federal Republic style black