Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider certificate_of_authenticity Hughes was transferred to the

Hughes was transferred to the Army Reserve upon expiration of his three year period of Army Service

born March 24

with swastika set against plain field on the top (swastika approximately 14-15mm (or half an inch) diameter)

where he qualified in Map and Aerial Photo Reading in April 1944

a contact node

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider certificate_of_authenticity Hughes was transferred to the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and 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 the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 65. 50 mm