A Luftwaffe Belt Buckle And Leather Tab; Marked “Regiment H. Goering” Newly Listed On January 26

On January 26

John Alexander McArthur was born on August 24

He was invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton

most of its aircraft were transferred to other squadrons

He had experience as a surveyor and geologist with mining companies but his pre-service employers were no longer in business

A Luftwaffe Belt Buckle And Leather Tab; Marked “Regiment H. Goering” Newly Listed On January 26Buckle in molded aluminum, 1st type eagle with droop tail, pebbled field, unmarked; with a brown leather tab, marked on upper side Schmle & Comp. Menden 1941; other side of the brown tab regimentally marked stamped II Ers. Batt. Rgt. H. G.; in worn condition, nice old patina, very fine; a rare tab marked Regiment H. Goering. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles,