Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of both of his parents originally

both of his parents originally from Mexico

A Luftwaffe Officer Visor Wreath and Eagle  -Wreath with Cockade in machine stitched aluminum bullion wire with light gray thread highlights

third level: American Defense Service Medal with one bronze Service Star

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a padded red wool backer with horizontal pinback

measuring 48 mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of both of his parents originally(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by