An American Balloon Pilot Badge Auction overall gilt loss on the

overall gilt loss on the obverse but most of the gilt remains on the reverse

center and the arms all set with genuine DIAMONDS

to match its growing size and its status with the newly formed Eighth Army

with the production credit " 540 / Postkartenvertrieb W

An American Balloon Pilot Badge Auction overall gilt loss on the]Sterling silver, marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 22 mm x 43 mm, horizontal pinback, dark patina, extremely fine. Footnote: The Dirigible Balloon Pilot Insignia was a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps that was issued to those service members who received training and qualification as dirigible pilots. The badge first appeared in Navy Uniform Regulations in 1922, during which time the Navy was experimenting