worn on a replacement ribbon with 1911 and 1912 bars
The USS Franklin crew had been called to battle stations twelve times within six hours that night and Captain Gehres downgraded the alert status to Condition III
the four perimeter sides of the pennant with a 30 mm wide azure blue and black embroidered stripe
Mary Crowley of Peterborough
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Archive worn on a replacement ribbon(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 82 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h), weighing 24. 0 grams, demonstrating near total loss of finish, in very fine condition.