Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of Meyer was on board the

Meyer was on board the USS Eagle #25

light edge wear evident on the exterior

so it seems natural that he was rated as a Netman - a Petty Officer responsible for operating the various-sized nets used to collect marine specimens - and having served through six Antarctic seasons aboard the Discovery II

Broughton  - Two-piece construction

clusters of maple leaves to the right of her feet

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of Meyer was on board the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period