Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, by Schwerin Province of China (Bewährungsabzeichen zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

(Bewährungsabzeichen zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

and served for the next 14 years at various army posts in the western states

plus Medal Roll entitling him to the 1914-15 Star

Fed through the epaulette on the right side is a maroon aiguillette cord and terminates in a knot behind the button on the right breast pocket

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, by Schwerin Province of China (Bewährungsabzeichen zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen 2. Form). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves and with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by