Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, By G.h. Osang United Republic of a long strap fed through

a long strap fed through the right shoulder strap and joined to a belt around his waist

naming his next-of-kin as Blanche Estella Buell

the reverse with a circular central medallion inscribed “TAPFER UND TREU” (German - BRAVE AND LOYAL)

"Throughout the campaign from 1944 onwards this officer has been commanding a platoon

New York and was also employed as a professor in the department of Military Hygiene

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, By G.h. Osang United Republic of a long strap fed through(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded