Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Wound Badges certificate_of_authenticity WWI 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay

WWI 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Shoulder Title -  Browning copper

although the recognized date of death is June 13

The Selective Service System was the agency that administered the military draft during the Second World War

to Temporary Major on April 1

as are the other parts of the dagger

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Wound Badges certificate_of_authenticity WWI 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of Wound Badges, including a black grade award, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 11 for maker Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 36. 69 mm (w) x 45. 30 mm