Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a Second World War Combatant Republic of Footnote: Howard Stephen Graves was

Footnote: Howard Stephen Graves was born on January 15

the service number double stamped with a "6" over a "9" on the ALSGCM

light crazing evident in the white enamels on the reverse centepiece

the obverse consisting of a second pattern Totenkopf

bringing a rather short military career to an end

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a Second World War Combatant Republic of Footnote: Howard Stephen Graves was(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring three decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 49. 28 mm (w) x 49. 61