Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed GTRexclude He did engage and destroy

He did engage and destroy in aerial combat three enemy planes and did

Sold” within an open ended wreath of leafy stems

signing his Attestation Paper on May 3rd

Sawyer was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed GTRexclude He did engage and destroy(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse, mit Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch; inscribed Ran an den Feind 1916 (German To the Enemy!); measuring 42. 58 mm