Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown In Gold, V Class Knight Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic which enabled him to enroll

which enabled him to enroll as a teacher at Secord School in East York

Alberta when he signed his Attestation Paper with the 138th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Battalion"

he served in the United States Army before the Second World War and throughout the war

As the War progressed

65 mm (w) x 61

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown In Gold, V Class Knight Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic which enabled him to enroll(Ordine della Corona d'Italia). Instituted in 1868. In 18K Gold with red, white, blue, green and black enamels, weighing 8. 8 grams, unmarked, measuring 36 mm in diameter, crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms at 3 and 6 o'clock, the left side of the Gold frame dented on the arm at 12 o'clock, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II,