Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Buckle, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is signed in blue

It is signed in blue ink by a man named Schwarz

Minister of National Defence (who served in that capacity from 1957 to 1960 under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker) and coded "15-11-53 (N

Brass scabbard with a flat finial

the reverse features crossed French flags surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed HONNEUR ET PATRIE

his grave marker inscribed "STEPHEN L GARAY / COL / US ARMY / WORLD WAR II / KOREA / VIETNAM / NOV 1 1916 / APR 9 2003"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Buckle, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is signed in blue(Kriegsmarine Schrpenschlo fr Offiziere). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a ribbed field overlaid by a raised fouled anchor, the reverse retaining dual loops, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, above a manufacture date of 1940, measuring 40 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points, in extremely fine condition.