Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Integral Eagle Variant, by G.H. Osang Newly Listed Close Combat Clasp of indeterminate

Close Combat Clasp of indeterminate class

He was employed as a farmer in Lily Plain

with a variety of clasps

then attached to the 79th Field Regiment RCA for additional training at Shilo

within a laurel and oak leaf wreath joined together by ribbon

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Integral Eagle Variant, by G.H. Osang Newly Listed Close Combat Clasp of indeterminate(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by an integral Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a late war