the reverse maker marked “BALMBERGER
Secretary of the Army: the first awarding him the Bronze Star for Heroism in Ground Combat in the Republic of Vietnam on June 15
presumed dead" as the result of an "Accident" and "Presumed killed during air operations" overseas in Yugoslavia
From that date
(Kreuz der Deutschen Ehrenlegion)
Bulgaria. A Lot of Three Decorations Auction the reverse maker marked “BALMBERGERAn Order of 9 September 1944, in bronze gilt and enamels, crossed swords, original ribbon, measures 62 mm (w) x 64 mm (h), enamels intact, in very fine condition. A Bulgarian Military Merit Cross, V Class, in silver and enamels, swords pierce the central medallion, measures 50. 1 mm (w) x 53. 9 mm (h), enamel chip on the reverse medallion, worn on original ribbon, in very fine condition. A Medal for Veterans of the Spanish Civil War, bronze gilt, full