Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt And Buckle United Republic of (Nahkampfspange in Gold)

(Nahkampfspange in Gold)

He spent most of the remainder of his career as an executive with the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey

some signs of age (partial frizzling along the edge of the top-side of the document)

then finished his journey from Halifax

Footnote: Herbert Ray Roberts was born on December 29

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt And Buckle United Republic of (Nahkampfspange in Gold)(Luftwaffe Grtel mit Schnalle). A Luftwaffe EM NCOs belt and buckle, the former constructed of pressed black leather, one end stitched into a loop to accommodate an integral magnetic metal clip, opposite end retaining a reverse leather tongue perforated with seven eyelets for an adjustable fit, the clip end bearing a reverse embossed makers mark of WITTKOP & CO., BIELEFELD and manufacture date of 1942, the tongue end bearing a reverse stamped number