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Badge, Flight Surgeon, United States Army Air Forces

Object Details

Physical Description
United States Army Air Forces miniature Flight Surgeon Badge; two piece badge, one piece stamped gold Observer wings with applied winged caduceus in center of badge; pin back; regulation size for wear on uniform shirt.
Summary
The gold Flight Surgeon badge was authorized from February 11, 1943 until December 9, 1944.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, Inc.
Materials
Gold Alloy
Solder
Dimensions
3-D: 5.1 × 1 × 2cm (2 × 3/8 × 13/16 in.)
Type
AWARDS-Insignia
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