The other escorts in the group had been caught up chasing contacts and did not realize that Spikenard was gone until she failed to answer repeated radio calls
Her last deployment was for a NATO exercise in Bermuda in fall 1963
who would return them to the owners
and Blue Cross Stickpin (silver with blue enamels
circular spike mounting base (with four capped brass pins)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Karl Wurster Buy Now The other escorts in the(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf, surrounding a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a narrow raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked W for Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen, measuring 42. 00 mm (w) x 53. 26 mm (h), weighing 34. 3 grams,