Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold with a central sword plunging

with a central sword plunging into a five-headed Hydra

People's Liberation Army

Pinned onto the peak of the helmet is an ornate insignia consisting of a central silvered Czechoslovak coat of arms on a red enameled bed

when he was named Temporary Lieutenant effective March 8

Footnote: Allen Walter Snook was born on June 15

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold with a central sword plunging(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and 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 eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 51 mm