Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner And Flight Engineer Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of The blade is plain with

The blade is plain with the exception of a maker’s mark on the reverse ricasso reading “ORIGINAL EICKHORN

She patrolled in the waters of the Southern Solomons to stop the "Tokyo Express"

45 mm (w) x 54

He was Honorably Discharged on July 29

himself killing the gunner by shooting him with a pistol and thereby causing the surrender of the other five members of the machine gun crew

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner And Flight Engineer Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of The blade is plain with(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordschtzen und Bordmechaniker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 44. 71 mm (w) x 53. 80