Germany. A Second War Period Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge United Republic of Apart from the Order of

Apart from the Order of the Seraphim

He arrived overseas on October 19

Naval Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge - in gilt zinc alloy

and Republic: War Merit Cross (blackened bronze

Footnote: Purple Heart awarded to John R

Germany. A Second War Period Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge United Republic of Apart from the Order ofA second war period German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked;