he was awarded his Purple Heart on October 5
followed by postings to Rockcliffe on April 23rd and to Petawawa on May 30th
1880 in Manchester
These presentation clasps were finished with golden/yellow fire gilding with burnishing to the high points of the obverse
A wax paper bag with mint and unused RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst/National Labour Service) insignia templates
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of he was awarded his Purple(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 68 mm (w) x 56. 85 mm (h), weighing 35. 9 grams,