A stamped gilded bronze badge
1917 and his pay was adjusted to March 2
reverse presents the number 800 for silver content
the cross has lost most of its finish and some material fatigue is evident to the case
The straps are set through a dual zink loop and each bear zink buckles presenting as oval oak leaf wreaths
United States. A Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy Commemorative Medal 1915 Hold A stamped gilded bronze badgeIn solid bronze, weighing 426 grams, marked "REAL BRONZE" on the reverse, maker marked "MADE BY THEODORE B. STARR. INC." on the bottom edge, illustrating the Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy consisting of an angry swirling sea, spiraling upward to support the globe atop the fierce cresting waves, flanked on either side with large figures, with Neptune, the Ruler of the Waves, opposite Boreas, the Ruler of the Winds, each gazing upward at a billowing mass