For rescuing another Antarctic explorer from a crevasse in 1947
Maine and graduated from high school in 1941
on a loop for suspension - marked “1” for “Deschler & Sohn
a Heer (Army) badge
The right interior breast is stamped with a maker’s mark of “Steiner & Keller G
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of For rescuing another Antarctic explorer(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, joined at the bottom by a bowtie ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 35 mm (w) x 44. 98 mm (h), weighing 9. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.