Sergeant Patterson continued his assault upon the bunkers which were impeding the advance of his unit
circumscribed by an inscription of “GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR - CAMP ELLIS U
it was noted that he "Complains now of constant pain in (his) knee" and the official designation of "Chronic Arthritis" was attached to his condition
tested here before being approved use in the Luftwaffe
Wound Badge in Black (May 10
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by C.F. Zimmermann Republic of Sergeant Patterson continued his assault(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for C.
