Groff Brothers
possibly worn as a cap badge
Immediately after the ditching was suspected
reverse illustrating a standing eagle with its head tilted toward Heaven at the left
A superior navigator and an outstanding crew member
Three Second War German Badges GTRexclude Groff BrothersWound Badge, Black Grade (die stamped steel with a black painted finish, unmarked, magnetic, 36. 8 mm x 44. 3 mm, vertical pinback); NSDAP Membership Badge (zinc with deep red, white and black paint, marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M1 92" (Karl Wild, Hamburg) on the reverse, 23. 5 mm, horizontal pinback); and Hitler Youth Membership Badge (steel with red, white and black enamels, magnetic, marked with the RZM