Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Sohni, Heubach & Co. GTRexclude Its commander for its whole

Its commander for its whole existence was Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill

obverse depicts central medallion with raised monogram of Peter Frederick Louis of Oldenburg

Footnote: 40419 Sergeant John Donald Matheson was born on October 6

he served with the Canadian Coast Guard and retired from the service

a Letter from the Veterans Administration

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Sohni, Heubach & Co. GTRexclude Its commander for its whole(Zerstrer Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central destroy cutting through waves, the reverse topped by a stabilizing pin, with a crimped barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked S. H. U. CO. for Sohni, Heubach & Co.,