Category: Military Aviator Badge
Categories: Obsolete US Military Decorations
To establish formal standards of aviation certification among military flyers, the U.S. Army created the Military Aviator rating and published requirements on 20 April 1912. Twenty-four officers were qualified to wear the Military Aviator Badge with the first being awarded to Henry H. Arnold on 5 July 1912.
Person Profiles (4)
Henry Arnold
25 Jun 1886 Gladwyne, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Jan 1950
Lewis Brereton
21 Jun 1890 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1967
Benjamin Foulois
09 Dec 1879 Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 25 Apr 1967
Harold Geiger
07 Oct 1884 Essex, New Jersey, United States - 17 May 1927
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