Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example by Rudolf Souval Newly Listed (Reichsnährstand Dienstauszeichnung für 25 Jahre)

(Reichsnährstand Dienstauszeichnung für 25 Jahre)

chipping evident in the red enamels on the arm at 12 o'clock and in the light blue enamels where the bust of Cuauhtémoc once resided

He served in the rank of Sergeant (16413) in the Vietnamese theatre with the 6th Battalion

the insignia supported upon a tubular base

for the inauguration of President Herbert Hoover

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example by Rudolf Souval Newly Listed (Reichsnährstand Dienstauszeichnung für 25 Jahre)(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, consisting of a vaulted oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 44. 90 mm (w) x 52. 96 mm