Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mixed Lot of Eagle Insignia for Enlisted Ranks visually-hidden but by the time he

but by the time he reached the age to enter the Naval Academy they were no longer accepting applicants due to the Spanish-American War

confriming that he survived the war

A Cased Clasp to the Iron Cross 1939

maker marked "1" (Deschler) on the vertical pinback

According to the original decree

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mixed Lot of Eagle Insignia for Enlisted Ranks visually-hidden but by the time he(Kriegsmarine Adler Insignien fr Mannschaften). A mixed lot of Kriegsmarine eagle insignia for Enlisted ranks, including: 1. A breast eagle, constructed of dark blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 105 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition. 2. A second breast eagle, constructed of dark blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine