Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Newly Listed He served with the United

He served with the United States Naval Reserve during the Second World War as an Aviation Radioman First Class and died on October 20

It is not officially maker marked by Steinhauer & Lück’s trademark incuse relief “4”

BALMBERGER NÜRNBERG" on the reverse

Type III (blackened iron

adorned with Gold crown

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Newly Listed He served with the United(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback, unmarked, measuring 48. 18 mm (w) x 38. 74 mm (h), weighing 20. 3 grams, minor loss of gilt is evident and the catch is missing, in overall very fine