Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster Auction Archive 51 hour 13 minute transcontinental

51 hour 13 minute transcontinental flight across the United States took the Graf over 13 states and such cities as El Paso

He was taken part in numerous offensive Patrols

An oval badge in die-stamped silvered brass

On the eve of America's entry into the conflict

listed his occupation as Locksmith

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster Auction Archive 51 hour 13 minute transcontinental(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 34 for Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen, measuring 30. 62 mm (w) x 51. 21 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, most of the silver finish has been