Distinguished Flying Cross Medal
Object NameMedal
Historic Owner
Forrest E. Masters
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Dateca. 1944
PeriodWorld War II
Mediummetal, cotton, satin, velvet
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Forrest Masters. 2021.29.06a-d
Object number2021.29.06a-d
DescriptionMedal; Distinguished Flying Cross medal (b) with ribbon bar pin (c) and lapel pin (d) in box (a).a) Box; Award box for Distinguished Flying Cross medal (a), ribbon bar pin (c) and lapel pin (d). Rectangular box with top vertical opening. Exterior is black with two gold waved decorative lines around the top exterior edges. Inner line has small floral bouquets in each corner. The cover of the box has “Distinguished // Flying Cross” in gold lettering in the center. The sides of the box have gold dot and line decorations around the entire edge. The gold waved line decoration is around the interior edges of the box. Interior of box is lined with yellow satin on cover and yellow velvet on base. There is ‘u’ shaped hook at top center for the medal to be attached in the box.
b) Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross medal. The bronze medal is suspended from a straight bar and is in the shape of a four-bladed propeller on top of a cross. In between the arms of the cross are diagonal pointed rays or lines. The back of the medal is blank with space for engraving the recipient’s name. The ribbon is blue with a narrow stripe of red bordered by white on either side in the center, and white stripes on either edge. The medal has a brooch back bar pin.
c) Bar, Ribbon; Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon. The ribbon is blue with a narrow stripe of red bordered by white on either side in the center, and white stripes on either edge. There is one bronze star in the center of the ribbon. It is mounted on a broach back bar pin.
d) Pin, Lapel; Distinguished Flying Cross lapel pin. The pin is gold with a center bar that has blue enamel with a narrow stripe of red bordered by white on either side in the center, and white stripes on either edge. The pin has a round gold base.
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