Nguyen Van Bay (seven kills) and Pham Thanh Ngan (seven kills) were among the PAVN aces
covered in a cellophane wrapping
while on service with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
It is rarely conferred to anyone outside of the Royal Family and Heads of State
one of many recipients named for New Years' Awards
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Second World War Service Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Nguyen Van Bay (seven kills)(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 18 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class,