German civilian war service medallion
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Zaro Calabrese, a former member of the 3rd US Cavalry Group which was attached to the 4th Armored Division, participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf. He lives in New Milford, N.J.
The medallion was donated to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Zaro Calabrese in 1995.
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German civilian war service medallion
overall: | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
War service medal awarded to civilians who performed with merit tasks connected with production of war materials. The ribbon was black with white side stripes and adjoining red edges; in center of ribbon was a narrow red stripe. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
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Circular, bronze, on recto: swastika and cross, on verso:"fur kriegs-verdienst 193"