Austria, Empire/Croatia. A Rare First War Croatian Diaspora Medal, Made in Chicago Newly Listed & CO CHICAGO

& CO CHICAGO

' But in Korea he was one of our first casualties

A fascinating private wartime photo album compiled by a Luftwaffe flier who saw extensive service with Nahaufklärungsgruppe 4

Signed by the Oberleutnant/Head of the Battalion

Austria, Empire/Croatia. A Rare First War Croatian Diaspora Medal, Made in Chicago Newly Listed & CO CHICAGOA very rare, unofficial decoration, in bronze, the obverse featuring the bust of Francis Joseph I, surrounded by the inscription FRANCJO JOSIP I KRALJ HRVATSKE SLAVONIJE I DALMACIJE (Francis Joseph I, King of Croatian Slavonia and Dalmatia), the reverse bears the inscription USPOMENA NA SVIJETSKI RAT 1914 1915 (MEMORIAL OF THE WORLD WAR 1914 1915), the reverse marked G. D. CHI[?]DS. & CO CHICAGO, measures 30. 6 mm (w) x 47. 2 mm (h), weighs 19. 5