he applied for and received the Canadian Forces' Decoration
American Expeditionary Forces Soldier’s Letter
the upper sleeves bear a machine embroidered “CANADA” title and a maroon formation patch of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division
silvered bronze cross butting a bronze gilt ribbon banner
Two People's Republic crosses:
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold he applied for and received(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 48. 20 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.