Germany, Wehrmacht. A Case For A Pilot’s Badge Archive New York Infantry traveled by

New York Infantry traveled by ship and landed in Cuba on June 23

within a stylized belt and buckle bearing a raised inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”) with arabesques

in addition to material fatigue of the case which includes the locking mechanism being rendered non-functional

including a 1938 HJ Trade Competition merit certificate

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered downward-pointing lightning bolt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Case For A Pilot’s Badge Archive New York Infantry traveled by(Etui fr Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of a light wooden frame with a gently pebbled faux dark blue leather exterior liner, the lid bearing a gilt inscription of FLUGZEUGFHRERABZ., the interior with a dark blue rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a slotted dark blue velvet medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked but with the characteristics of a generic early pattern case, measuring