Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein Archive when he enlisted as a

when he enlisted as a Hospital Apprentice Second Class (02866681) with the United States Navy

before being discharged on the 29th

the obverse bearing the image of a fish-headed man holding a torpedo in his right arm

the Order of St

He was established as a Flight Commander based at Edku

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein Archive when he enlisted as a(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 45 mm (w) x 44. 03 mm (h), weighing 22. 8 grams, accompanied by its period