Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges Republic of having served aboard the USS

having served aboard the USS Snook when that submarine failed to return from a war patrol in the South China Sea

signed in black ink by German Emperor Wilhelm II

Major Biddle displayed outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty in tackling these highly dangerous devices

Third Period (1941- )

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges Republic of having served aboard the USS(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of badges, including: 1. An HJ Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune, bearing a central mobile swastika, situated within a circular ring bearing a raised inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR PROFICIENCY IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with an award number of 248491, also marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker