United States of America: Second World War issue United States Navy / United States Marine Corps Naval Aviator’s Badge, silver and gilded, reverse bearing mark: ’STER / + 1/20 10K’ for Sterling silver coated in 1/20 10 carat gold plate, and also bearing HH maker mark with eagle, for Hilborn and Hamburg, complete with horizontal pin fitting to reverse with revolving catch.
Condition: the pin slightly buckled from use, slightly polished on highlights with evidence of having been worn, overall Good Very Fine.
A naval aviator is a commissioned officer or warrant officer qualified as a crewed aircraft pilot in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard crewed aircraft pilots are officially designated as "Coast Guard aviators", although they complete the same undergraduate flight training as Navy and Marine Corps crewed aircraft pilots, and are awarded the same aviation breast insignia.