He arrived with his new unit in the field on May 15th
is flanked on each side by collar tabs constructed of a machine-embroidered black base depicting a white sword bisected by a silver stripe
California in June 1939
Footnote: 468 Bugler William Whiter is acknowledged as having been with the 1st Battalion
with his mother Louisa receiving his Memorial Cross
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Front Flying Clasp For Transport Pilots, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Archive He arrived with his new(Frontflugspange fr Transportflieger in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse with a Luftwaffe eagle inside of a laurel wreath, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 76. 96 mm (w) x 25. 57 mm (h), weighing 17. 3 grams, in better than very fine condition.