Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive 71st New York Volunteer Infantry

71st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was also at the Siege of Santiago (AKA the Siege of Santiago de Cuba)

flanked by two rays

(Gebirgsjäger Ärmelabzeichen)

” (“WAR BONDS / THE MILITARY NEEDS YOUR HELP

He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War from June 10th

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive 71st New York Volunteer Infantry(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics