Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed inscribed “Im Mota Fides” (Latin

inscribed “Im Mota Fides” (Latin - Unimpaired)

All those reported as "missing" included those that could not be vouched for as having been seen dead or wounded

Footnote: Carroll Henry Manser was born on August 5

with a 50 mm long stick pin

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed inscribed “Im Mota Fides” (Latin(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,