while the left tab bears three silvered bronze rank pips with a single band of silver aluminum wire defaced by a line of black threading
interspersed with black and red threading
silver insignia mounted to a bronze gilt with red and white enamels cross base
retaining an original lid with a knob consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath
served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during the Second World War
Germany, SS. A Lot of Two Waffen-SS Insignia (Schütze/Edelweiss). Province of China while the left tab bearsA lot of two Waffen SS insignia, consisting of: 1. An SS Schtze Collar Tab, constructed of a buckram core with a black wool exterior, with no pips or piping of any kind, measuring 41 mm (w) x 54 mm (l), in mint and unissued condition. 2. An SS Mountain Troops Edelweiss insignia, consisting of a black wool backer with a large Edelweiss flower with golden yellow buds in the centre, measuring 49 mm (w) x 70 mm (l), in mint and unissued condition.