Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold He is often incorrectly called

He is often incorrectly called the last surviving veteran of the Spanish-American War

so his parents are asked to give the award to him instead

the twelve o’clock arm with a monogram of King Victor Emmanuel III

on the 28th

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold He is often incorrectly called(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block binge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for the firm of Rudolf