Original U.S. Pre-WWII USS Arizona Named Photo Album - John Paul Nicholas US Civil War The Military Merit Cross is

The Military Merit Cross is a cross pattée of white enamel edged in red enamel

Accompanied by its presentation case of issue

and they were still used through World War I

which were also recorded in 2015 by the New York State Military Museum and posted on YouTube as seen below:

in order to be able to more readily respond

Original U.S. Pre-WWII USS Arizona Named Photo Album - John Paul Nicholas US Civil War The Military Merit Cross isOriginal Item: One of a kind. Ship's Cook, Third Class John Paul Nicholas served in the United States Navy between 1930 and 1936 aboard a number of ships concluding his service on the 1st of December 1936 aboard the USS Arizona. This was his photo album during his service in the USN. The cover of the album features a full color printed fabric depicting the USS Arizona Battleship at sunrise above which it reads Photographs and below U. S. S. Arizona.