Original circa 1940s gray metal Dallas County sheriff's badge with a five-point star in the center, measuring approximately 1.75 x 2, engraved with the text, "Deputy Sheriff, Dallas County, 315." Includes a typed description on a sheet of Smoot Schmid's personal Office of the Sheriff letterhead, identifying the badge: "Deputy Sheriff Jack Stout carried this badge to the following places while a member of the United States Navy in World War II." The sheet goes on to list over 30 diverse locations around the world, ranging from Philadelphia to Portugal to Fiji. The badge is attached to a card which was once affixed to the sheet. In very good condition, with age wear to badge, toned tape remnants to card and sheet, and holes where the badge was adhered to the presentation page. From the collection of Dallas County Sheriff 'Smoot' Schmid.
