Germany. A Luftwaffe Tank Badge, Alternative 1957 Version Newly Listed ” Membership in the VFW

” Membership in the VFW is restricted to any active or honorably discharged officer or enlisted person who is a citizen of the United States and who has served in its armed forces "in any foreign war

Jean Berkwith Turnbull

and not coincidentally

The Flying Clasp for Recon Pilots in Gold - From the Command Post September 30th

55 mm x 57 mm)

Germany. A Luftwaffe Tank Badge, Alternative 1957 Version Newly Listed ” Membership in the VFW(Luftwaffe Panzerkampfabzeichen). Constructed of oval shaped silvered and patinated bronze; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 43. 05 mm (w) x 56. 55 mm (h); weighing 33. 2 grams; in mint