A First War 1St Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity His next draft would become

His next draft would become his most famous one

a monoplane with Iron Cross insignia on its tail

His first Iron Cross was signed by a commander of the North Sea Fleet in 1942

1943 for service in the Italian theatre

the ends sewn together in a v-formation

A First War 1St Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity His next draft would becomeA First War 1st Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 44 mm x 51. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Mounted Rifle Battalion was organized on March 15, 1915, in Brandon, Manitoba. It served in France from September 21, 1915, until the armistice and disbanded on November 15, 1920.