Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity Constructed of a red cotton

Constructed of a red cotton base

The Santa Fe rescued crewmen from the sea and approached USS Franklin to take off the numerous wounded and nonessential personnel

For his participation in the Kiska conflict

He was transferred to Brook War Hospital at Woolwich on the 28th

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity Constructed of a red cotton(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic sheet metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dated 1941 1942, the reverse with all four attachment prongs connecting to an original magnetic metal backplate with a replacement green wool liner and black paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture