Description
In his reasoning
his last name spelled as McDonald (should be MacDonald)
appears to be of English manufacture
Army Service Corps (R4-139796 PTE
There is stronger evidence that the explosion of Maine was caused by an internal coal fire which ignited the magazines
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Newly Listed In his reasoning(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). Instituted 20 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of bronzed zink, obverse depicting an oval shaped oak leaf wreath topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika with a bow tie at the bottom, Karabiner 98k rifle with bayonet and carrying sling set diagonally across badge, maker marked with AS initial logo of Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart, measuring 64