Germany, Heer. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, M43 Tunic Extract United Republic of WALLACE MURRAY / BELOVED HUSBAND

WALLACE MURRAY / BELOVED HUSBAND OF MADELEINE E

as part of the East Africa Campaign and calling for revenge against the British takeover of Italian East Africa

with a spray-painted silver finish

Markley was honorably mustered out on October 20th

Germany, Heer. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, M43 Tunic Extract United Republic of WALLACE MURRAY / BELOVED HUSBAND(Heer Brustadler fr Mannschaften). Constructed of field grey rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, secured with original zig zag stitching to a piece of field grey cloth cut off of an M43 field tunic, unmarked, measuring 14. 5 cm (w) x 6. 5 cm (h) overall, an interesting late war example removed from the tunic of a German serviceman, in very fine condition.