to recognize troops from Australia
Corporal Strug embarked the Samboga Staging Area at Cape Sudest aboard Infantry Landing Crafts on December 24
four medal bars on the original ribbon (one bar for every 3 years of service)
the buckle measuring 48
possibly a Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bomber
Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Black Grade, By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude to recognize troops from Australia(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened aluminum, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with an issue number of 54172, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M1 101 for maker Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 30. 03 mm (w) x 51. 36 mm (h), in near extremely fine