Germany, Federal Republic. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, 1957 Version Auction Archive he applied for the Army

he applied for the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with CANADA Bar and was awarded it in 1948

measuring 79 mm (w) x 79 mm (h)

taking part in the French campaign

He became a practicing attorney in 1949

the obverse in the form of a horizontal oval-shaped laurel wreath with a central motif of a stylized U-Boat traveling to the left (neither the bow nor the stern extend over the outer border)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, 1957 Version Auction Archive he applied for the Army(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse with a central crossed bayonet and stick grenade, within a square oak leaf wreath, flanked on each side by sun rays and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 96. 75 mm (w) x 25. 47 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.