Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy Province of China inscribed “FJ” (Franz Josef) in

inscribed “FJ” (Franz Josef) in capital silvered lettering

and Army Good Conduct Medal (in bronze gilt

1942 he flew 38 minesweeper missions and destroyed 15 mines in the Sea of Azov

Footnote: The Corps of Guides served from 1903 until 1929 as an element of the Non-Permanent Active Militia

The Siemens manufacturer's label in blue embroidered text is stitched in place at the rear between the receivers

Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy Province of China inscribed “FJ” (Franz Josef) inHardcover, smooth black cloth cover, the award on the front cover and the text on both the spine and the back cover in gold colored ink, entitled "The Pour le Mrite and Germany's First Aces" by Lieutenant Colonel John R. Angolia (Retired) and Clint R. Hackney Jr., copyrighted by the author in 1984, First Edition, signed in blue ink by "John Angolia" and hand serial numbered in red ink "487" on page 4 as one of the first 500 copies of this edition,