Germany. A 1933 A.h. Schicksalswende (Twist Of Fate) Medal By The Official Mint Of Bavaria certificate_of_authenticity with export mark “Boar’s head”

with export mark “Boar’s head” stamped below the crown

Armband "Fallschirm-Division"

John Dyas transferred to the United States Air Force when it became a separate branch of service in 1947

due to complications related to Alzheimers Disease

From April to November 1944

Germany. A 1933 A.h. Schicksalswende (Twist Of Fate) Medal By The Official Mint Of Bavaria certificate_of_authenticity with export mark “Boar’s head”(Schicksalswende Medaille). A round gilt bronze medal; the obverse with an eagle breaking the chains around its legs, with a sunwheel swastika on its chest, circumscribed with im Jahre Deutscher Schicksalswende 1933 (German In the year of the twist of fate 1933); the reverse with a leftward facing bust of A. H., circumscribed by Unser die Zukunft (German Ours the future); inscribed Bayer. Hauptmnnztamt on the edge of the medal; measuring 36. 17 mm in