Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Hold then the 2nd Company of

then the 2nd Company of Grenadier Regiment 332

Bronze Prussian eagle insignia

Seaman First Class Kyrklund was aboard USS Franklin just before dawn on March 19

Footnote: The decoration was instituted in 1951 and awarded to labour leaders for outstanding service in the enhancement of state infrastructures or innovative technology development

the knot with a grey wool backer

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Hold then the 2nd Company of(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