Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case Archive he likely returned to the

he likely returned to the United States during the later stages of the war and fought for his home country in the Pacific Theatre

in black ink (written and typed)

These pocket-size "Basic Field Manual’s"

wear and fabric loss evident on the the exterior

Bronze gilt and enamelled miniature insignia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case Archive he likely returned to the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 49 mm (w) x 43. 96 mm (h), weighing 34. 1 grams, accompanied by a period