Japan, Empire. A Red Cross Order Of Merit United Republic of a transportation officer in charge

a transportation officer in charge of hospital trains

he returned to Vietnam for his second tour of duty

Type II with Fasces and "FERT" inscriptions

the bomb in flight

reverse inscribed NIEDER SACHSENS SOHNEN DIE DANKBARE HEIMAT (Grateful Fatherland to the Sons of Lower Saxony) inside an open-ended wreath of oak leaves

Japan, Empire. A Red Cross Order Of Merit United Republic of a transportation officer in chargeInstituted in 1888. In silver with red, white and blue enamels, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 51 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms at 3 and 9 o'clock on the reverse, otherwise the enamels are intact, original ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Accompanied by its 12. 5 mm (w) x 12. 5 mm (h) rosette with button hole attachment, in its balsa wood case of issue, gilt