Germany. A Standard Issue Dlv/Fliegerschaft Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction The Hörster marker mark is

The Hörster marker mark is crisp and sharp

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross

and Victory Medal (8216 PTE

He later served during the Second Barbary War on the USS Peacock and in the West Indies Squadron against piracy

Germany. A Standard Issue Dlv/Fliegerschaft Nco’s Belt Buckle Auction The Hörster marker mark isA well preserved example of a DLV (Deutscher Luftsportverband German Air Sport Association) or Fliegerschaft (Flight Association) NCOs belt buck; e; constructed of stamped nickel with an aluminum silver finish; a rectangular buckle with a pebbled field and a pebbled dome with an early national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons superimposed on the buckle note that the swastika has been re painted, all within a round laurel wreath