Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Hold He was officially admitted to

He was officially admitted to No

in uniform and with the Pour le Mérite and other decorations visible

crazing evident in the red enamels on the reverse

the right sleeve stamped in faded blue ink with a chattered mark but "CASPAR" is clearly defined as part of the mark

stating "had my Son's Grave not been visited

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Hold He was officially admitted to(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and short banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim,