Germany, Heer. A Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 79 Commemorative Campaign Medal Archive protecting Allied convoys on their

protecting Allied convoys on their way across the Atlantic

his Army Certificate of Appreciation (inscribed "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY / CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO Stephen L Garay 843 416 Colonel Armor / On the occasion of your retirement from active service

1939 and was awarded for fighting against government troops of General Victoriano Huerta between February and August 1913

numbered “6469”

Germany, Heer. A Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 79 Commemorative Campaign Medal Archive protecting Allied convoys on their(Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension from an incorrect replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised map of Europe overlaid by a Gebirgsjger service boot, the reverse bearing a raised edelweiss surrounded by an inscription of II. 79 GEB. ART. RGT., above the locations of key campaigns across Europe, measuring 36 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.