Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Archive maker marked "V&S"

maker marked "V&S"

Footnote: Alcide James Stevens was born on July 29

marked "MEXICAN SERVICE" with a label inscribed "14221" on the lid

insufficient numbers of recruits resulted with the Battalion being disbanded in Canada and the enlisted men absorbed into the 170th and 198th Infantry Battalions

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Archive maker marked "V&S"(Kriegsmarine Narvikschild). Constructed of gilded zink, obverse depicting shield with central Edelweiss (representing Heer Gebirgsjger), propeller (representing the Luftwaffe), and anchor (representing the Kriegsmarine), underneath date of 1940, underneath inscription of NARVIK, topped by a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, with four reverse attachment prongs securing the shield to a black wool backer, unmarked,