A German Civil Gliding Proficiency Badge; Class “C” Cloth Version Newly Listed and the Iron Cross 1st

and the Iron Cross 1st Class (December 14

Duplassie applied for the Canadian Forces' Decoration on February 28

along with a photocopied newspaper article entitled "UNTOUCHED AT DIEPPE / PTE

Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-five pages with copies of his Computer Card (confirming his eligibility for the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal)

Right up to this point in their mission anti-aircraft fire was not that heavy and they had not been attacked by any enemy aircraft

A German Civil Gliding Proficiency Badge; Class “C” Cloth Version Newly Listed and the Iron Cross 1stA cloth version of a Civil Gliding Proficiency badge; Class C; in twisted silver aluminum bullion hand embroidery in the form of three vertically stacked gulls within a wreath; on a grey wool backer; with black paper backing; measuring 37 mm in diameter; uniform removed; near very fine condition. Footnote: The International Aeronautical Federation awarded a series of proficiency badges to glider pilots on their successful completion of the appropriate