His Medal of Honor citation states: "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Battery A
on a 70 mm-long gilded bronze chain with two needles for attachment
the Quebec City area (Quarantine Boat at Quebec City
at an altitude between 10
575 tons of bombs and mines during operations
Germany, Imperial. A First World War Period Medal Bar United Republic of His Medal of Honor citation(Ordenschnalle). A First World War period medal bar featuring five decoration, including a 1914 Iron Cross, II Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse), a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves