Germany, Hj. A Flak Helper’s Tunic Breast Insignia Archive still aboard the USS President

still aboard the USS President Hayes

The scabbard is equipped with an aluminum chain

requesting an Abatement Certificate in regards to West's service in Newfoundland in 1943

he fought partisans in Serbia

maker marked “RZM 72” for “Fritz Zimmermann

Germany, Hj. A Flak Helper’s Tunic Breast Insignia Archive still aboard the USS President(HJ Flakhelfer Brustabzeichen). Constructed of black cotton twill, the obverse trimmed with machine embroidered blue threading, bearing a Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika of identical construction, topped by initials FH in Fraktur script, unmarked, the reverse with three bronze snap buttons, unmarked, measuring 82 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), in uniform removed and very fine condition.