Description
an olive branch in his raised right hand
The exterior features of the cap are completed by a cardboard-reinforced protruding visor securely set into the structure
14 mm (w) x 85
Footnote: This badge appears at the bottom right on page 22 of "Eagles Recalled" by Warren Carroll and comes from his personal collection
1945) below
France, Iii Republic. Two Awards & Decorations Hold an olive branch in hisAeronautical Medal (Mdaille de l'Aronautique). Instituted in 1945 (in bronze gilt with red enamels, measuring 26. 8 mm (w) x 35. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon); and Order of Merit for Tourism, III Class Knight (Ordre du Mrite Touristique, Chevalier). Instituted in 1949 (in silvered bronze, cornucopia hallmarked and marked "BR" (bronze) on the edge, engraver marked "POILLERAT" on the reverse, measuring