Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Archive Transferred to the 8th Company

Transferred to the 8th Company

he contributed in great measure to the successful accomplishment of the Air Defense Mission of the greater Los Angeles area

Most of the members at the time had to have been Civil War or Spanish American War Veterans

A small silver salt bowl with sapphire blue glass interior

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Archive Transferred to the 8th Company(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing in place the obverse eagle, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 64 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h),