Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed Footnote: John Maloney was serving

Footnote: John Maloney was serving with the United States Army 1889th Support Group as an Engineer

by Viennese maker Rothe (hallmarked “FR” and “AA” on a ring - and also marked with “Gemsenkopf” mark for 18Kt

Allen aboard the S

Footnote: "Latvian Aero Klub" was a non-military organization to which many Latvian pilots belonged to prior to the outbreak of the WW2

gold bullion wire ribbon loop around a gilded brass button depicting a raised

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed Footnote: John Maloney was serving(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch