• Medal, United States Navy Medal of Honor, Floyd Bennett
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    United States Navy Medal of Honor; gold medal cross; Obverse: anchor in each arm of cross, eagle in center disk, embossed text "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1917-1918; Reverse: inscription Awarded to Machinist Floyd Bennett USN for Flight over the North Pole May 9, 1926"; light blue silk ribbon with white stars; gold ribbon bar with embossed text "VALOUR".

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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05/11/2022

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Aviation; Awards; Medals

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