WWII items from my Grandfather

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Hey guys, do me a favor and take a look at these pics of items from my Grandfather.

The first I believe is his ribbon bar. There are three ribbons on it, the middle one has 3 possibly bronze stars on it but I am not sure what ther represent. It also looks like it was covered with shellac at some point. Is this something guys did to preserve them? Doesn't look like it worked if that was the purpose. Last year for his 89th bday we presented him with ribbons that my mother got ordered based on his service history. He said most of them were never issued to him after the war. The metal bracket and pin on the back are heavily rusted. So is anyone familiar with what happened to this ribbon bar and if any thing can be done with it?



The next is a war souviner he picked up in Germany, it is a compas card he retrieved from the cockpit of a Messerschmitt 262 jet. It was grounded and he got a chance to crawl arround and inside it and picked this up. It was the first jet fighter and it left a lasting impression in him. He wrote what it is and how he got it on the card. It is only about 3" tall so it isn't that big. If anyone has any info on it I would appreciate it.





So thanks for any info you guys can give me and advice on how what to do with that ribbon bar.