Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Auction Archive At the end of August

At the end of August 1970

Rothwell would serve as a Medical Corpsman in Vietnam

tarnish spots evident on the CVSM

Footnote: The Kilties Touring Band (1902-1933)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Auction Archive At the end of August(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart, measuring 45. 06