Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold Six years passed before conflict

Six years passed before conflict in the Koreas enticed McDonald to enlist as a Gunner with the Royal Canadian Artillery on June 5

inscribed "Zweidornschnalle nach Vorschrift der Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP" marked "C" and numbered "No 416516"

1941 he had flown another 32 sorties

the Central Mediterranean Area and Continental Europe and entitled to wear the War Service Badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold Six years passed before conflict(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.