Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal GTRexclude Foster later achieved the rank

Foster later achieved the rank of Ensign and was assigned to the Fletcher-class destroyer USS De Haven (DD-469)

with "NAVAL" stamped in black ink nearby

illustrating the Royal Bulgarian crown and inscribed in cyrillic script in black ink

Interior is lined in forest green

in Mason City

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal GTRexclude Foster later achieved the rank(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler; Bronzene Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937. A circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a Maltese cross with a left facing national eagle with outspread wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons between each arm, the reverse bears the inscription Deutsche Verdienst Medaille, measuring 38. 05 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm (h), with suspension ring on a red ribbon with white and black stripes,