China, People's Republic. A Military Merit Medal 1954 Archive He later served as a

He later served as a Lieutenant with the United States Navy during the Second World War and the Korean War

An example of a “Zertifikat A- Klasse C” International Gliding Commission (IGC) - Internationale Segelflugkommission (ISK) - Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FIA) gliding award buttonhole badge

awarding a gold pin to pilots who successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft using an Irving Parachute (although Leslie Irvin is credited with inventing the first free-fall parachute in 1919

and First World War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (bronze

" and marked "BLK v Fl

China, People's Republic. A Military Merit Medal 1954 Archive He later served as aThree piece construction, in silvered and gilt bronze with red enamels, measuring 41. 3 mm (w) x 43 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, chipping evident in the red enamels on the star point at 10 o'clock, scattered gilt wear, embroidered ribbon within a traditional horizontal hanger with pinback, fine.