Spain, Republic. A Rare Civil Order of the Liberation of Spain, Medal Archive Patterson sailed from Montreal on

Patterson sailed from Montreal on October 1

the German submarine U 12 sank her with a torpedo about noon

the obverse lid with a gold embossed inscription of “LUFTWAFFEN-FLIEGERSCHÜTZEN-ABZEICHEN” (“LUFTWAFFE AIR GUNNER BADGE”)

that he was married and that his trade was that of Boilermaker

the obverse depicting a spade with a mobile swastika and two wheat stalks in a “V” formation

Spain, Republic. A Rare Civil Order of the Liberation of Spain, Medal Archive Patterson sailed from Montreal on(Orden Civil de la Liberacin de Espaa). Instituted September 3, 1947. Dissolved 1977. In bronze, the obverse features a Spanish emblem surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA ESPANOLA, the reverse is inscribed PATRIA LIBERTAD REPUBLICA, measures 38 mm (w) x 43. 9 mm (h), worn on original ribbon, minor wear, an extremely fine and exceptionally rare medal. Footnote: The Civil Order of the Liberation of Spain (Orden Civil de la Liberacin de Espaa) was