Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein Archive when he enlisted as a

when he enlisted as a Hospital Apprentice Second Class (02866681) with the United States Navy

before being discharged on the 29th

reverse illustrating the Governor General's coat-of-arms

surrounded by an open-ended laurel wreath that is tied-together at the bottom

it sloughed off

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein Archive when he enlisted as a(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 45 mm (w) x 44. 03 mm (h), weighing 22. 8 grams, accompanied by its period