Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of third level: American Defense Service

third level: American Defense Service Medal with one bronze Service Star

Constructed of lead

measuring 48 mm

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a padded red wool backer with horizontal pinback

the reverse with a blue enameled shield bearing a gilt institution date of “1815”

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of third level: American Defense Service(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by