He died from arteriosclerotic heart disease on October 13
medals loose but with mounting bars
USS De Haven lost 167 killed and 38 wounded and was the first Fletcher-class ship lost in the Second World War
(BDM-Leistungsabzeichen in Bronze)
A highly detailed miniature in silver gilt
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Decorations Auction Archive He died from arteriosclerotic heart(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of decorations, including: 1. A Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 82 mm (w) x