Germany, Third Reich. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, Hollow Type United Republic of in the Balkan Campaign and

in the Balkan Campaign and over Crete

The Marine Corps assessed and reported his personal effects as: one name stamp

The embedded finely-detailed aluminum eagle with light wear and rates better than very fine

A letter from February 16 from his battalion’s doctor to the hospital asks for a chest x-ray due to a suspected rib fracture

Germany, Third Reich. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, Hollow Type United Republic of in the Balkan Campaign and(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped silvered tombac; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 37. 30 mm (w) x 44. 21 mm (h); weighing 15. 7 grams; with oxidation on the side of the badge;