Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive He was absent from the

He was absent from the ceremony where he was to receive his promotion to Captain

as an organization composed of women who are descended from an ancestor "who came to reside in an American Colony before 1750

a Photograph of Welch in Uniform (black and white

He continued to be categorized as unfit for General Service

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive He was absent from the(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse with a laurel wreath border and with a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for Rudolf Karnethon the reverse, measuring 44. 31 mm (w) x 55. 15 mm (h),