Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case Archive in black ink (written and

in black ink (written and typed)

each constructed of field-grey wool and trimmed with red piping

slotted white felt medal bed

These pocket-size "Basic Field Manual’s"

he likely returned to the United States during the later stages of the war and fought for his home country in the Pacific Theatre

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case Archive in black ink (written and(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with 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 flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 49 mm (w) x 43. 96 mm (h), weighing 34. 1 grams, accompanied by a period