maker marked “Christian Lauer
The epaulettes are edged partially by a golden bullion border on the squared sides
the doctor detailed the circumstances and Porter's condition after his gas poisoning on October 31
while the reverse bears a central ship similarly flanked by arabesques
with the former attending Munich Technical College and the latter building aircraft at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By C.e. Juncker consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked “Christian Lauer(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of the Northern Hemisphere topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a block hinge and banjo style pinback