A Set Of Waffen-Ss Reconnaissance Obersturmführer Rank Shoulder Boards Auction Archive stitched into place using black

stitched into place using black thread

revealing reddish patina

and Medal of Honour for Railroad Service

when he left the United States for the European Theater on April 28

thus improving the weight distribution

A Set Of Waffen-Ss Reconnaissance Obersturmführer Rank Shoulder Boards Auction Archive stitched into place using blackA fine quality matching set of mint and unissued Waffen SS Reconnaissance Obersturmfhrer rank shoulder boards; constructed of four rows of silver twisted wires in a U shaped russian braided pattern; with a black wool underside and copper brown piping (signifying Reconnaissance troops); with a button hole and a matching black wool tongue for uniform attachment; with a single gilded rank pip on the obverse; measuring 105 mm x 35 mm; mint and unissued