Germany, Luftwaffe. A Reich Minister Of Aviation And Supreme Commander Of The Luftwaffe Stamp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hester worked as an ROTC

Hester worked as an ROTC instructor (1924-1928) at the University of Missouri

the reverse maker marked “Adam Donner

the obverse bearing a double-stamped inscription of “STALAG 344” and an identification number of “31018”

with the latter missing five studs

These badges were awarded only to the German Veterans entitled to this badge during the War

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Reich Minister Of Aviation And Supreme Commander Of The Luftwaffe Stamp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hester worked as an ROTC(Luftwaffe Stempel). Constructed of solid bronze, the face bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of DER REICHSMINISTER DER LUFTFAHRT UND OBERBEFEHLSHABER DER LUFTWAFFE NR. 163 (THE REICH MINISTER OF AVIATION AND SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE LUFTWAFFE NR. 163), the top stamped with a code of 488 and featuring a lug for insertion into a handle which has since been lost to time,