Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross c. 1917 Auction Archive which would have made him

which would have made him 53 at the time of enlistment and not 61 or 62

in order to fly combat missions

Filardi of the United States Army

the obverse top bears two upwards facing crossed swords

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross c. 1917 Auction Archive which would have made him(Ritterorden St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem Kreuz der Ehrenritter). Instituted 15 October 1852 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1852 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by blackened Prussian imperial eagles executed in exceptional detail, the twelve oclock arm topped by a pebbled fan suspension perforated with an eyelet, the latter