Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Late-War Example, by Friedrich Linden Republic of (Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht für 4

(Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht für 4 Jahre

inscribed "USSR COMMEMORATIVE GOLD MEDAL APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT July 1975

Type II (Eagle without Crown

with minor scuffing to the rim

Burke was appointed to the rank of Ensign on March 25

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Late-War Example, by Friedrich Linden Republic of (Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht für 4(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a narrow oblong base, unmarked but