Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Official’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie GTRexclude Rear Admiral William Wesley Ayres

Rear Admiral William Wesley Ayres

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with replacement length

clawing round to port in her attempt to ram the U-Boat

Born in 1902 into a Lutheran Protestant family

Footnote: This badge was issued to graduates of the Military Aviation Academy and was worn by both pilots and observers

Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Official’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie GTRexclude Rear Admiral William Wesley Ayres(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised German Red Cross (DRK) style German national eagle, overlaid by a mobile swastika and clutching a Geneva Cross, set within an oval laurel wreath on a pebbled background, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.