A German Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Josef Feix & Söhne Archive while the leather case exhibits

while the leather case exhibits the expected light soiling and cracking in the leather from active use

Meritorious Service Medal-L

or shortly after

E-30282 Sergeant Charles William Fletcher was discharged by reason of being "unable to meet the required military physical standards"

The flag is completed by a white cotton backer

A German Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Josef Feix & Söhne Archive while the leather case exhibitsA mid war period manufacture example of a Kriegsmarine Destroyer War badge Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen; silvered and gilded zink wreath of laurel leaves with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal needle style pin with a crimped ball hinge and a