assumed command and USS Snook and sailed on Christmas Day 1944 for her eighth war patrol
No 8332 / ELIAS SEBASTIAN CRISTOBAL / 1934" on the reverse
circumscribed by an inscription of “DIE DEUTSCHE SEEWARTE IHREN MITARBEITERN ZUR SEE” (“THE GERMAN NAVAL OBSERVATORY (HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE) FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AT SEA”)
(Silberne Verdienstmedaille Friedrich II)
depicting moderate wear and some loss of finish
Romania, Kingdom. A Lot of Orders & Awards Auction Archive assumed command and USS Snook1) An Order of the Crown of Romania, Knight, Type I (1881 1932) in silver and enamel, 44 mm (h) x 39 mm (w), on original ribbon, enamel chipping on reverse ring, otherwise in extremely fine condition. 2) An Order of the Crown of Romania, Knight, Type I (1881 1932): in silver and enamel, 42 mm (h) x 40 mm (w), on original ribbon, enamels intact, in extremely fine condition. 3) An Order of the Crown of Romania, Knight, Military Division, Type II (1932