Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, With Case Auction original ribbon and suspension

original ribbon and suspension

He was cremated and his ashes placed in the Urn Garden at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford

Sterling silver or bronze

A gilt badge consisting of a woman sitting on a cannon

Willow Grove Park

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, With Case Auction original ribbon and suspension(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around 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 flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 28 mm (w) x 43. 78 mm (h), weighing 34. 2 grams, accompanied by its