and evidence of insignia replacement
in the bridgehead beyond the Irrawaddy during the advance on Mandalay
Air Commodore Shoulder Board (wide rank stripe in light blue and black embroidery indicative of the rank of Air Commodore
he became a voluntary emergency worker for the military
constructed of an aluminum frame with a silver aluminum finish
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Summer Uniform Breast Eagle Hold and evidence of insignia replacement(Kriegsmarine Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an integral hinge and flattened horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, with a stabilizer emanating from the wreath, marked with an M indicating Kriegsmarine issue, measuring 95 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), with only slight loss of finish evident to high contact points, in extremely