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ARMY-NAVY "EXCELLENCE" AWARD ITEMS
Good lot of three items, all related to the Army-Navy "E" Award, presented to companies who achieved "Excellence in Production" of military goods during World War II. Includes: two-piece swallowtail pennant, approx. 17 1/2" x 8 1/2", of red and blue felt, emblazoned with a white "E" within a gold wreath, and with "Army" and "Navy" on either side. Companies who won the award would receive a larger, double-sided version of this pennant from the War Department. Shows some surface wear, else very good. WITH: cast copper finish medal, 3" dia., double sided, issued to employees of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation''s Airplane Division, Plants One and Two in Buffalo New York. The obverse depicts two Curtiss products, a P-40 fighter and a C-46 transport, flanking an Army-Navy "E" pennant as described above. The reverse bears the inscription: "Presented in appreciation of your participation in the earning of this production award", above the Curtiss-Wright logo. The medal is housed in a padded box, also containing a small note explaining that the medal was produced with scrap metal deemed valueless to the war effort. Shows a ding or casting flaw to the rim, with the seams of the box lid split, else very good. WITH: cast metal letter opener, 5" blade, 8 1/2" overall, in the form of a sword with a large medallion at the crossguard, depicting an Army-Navy "E" pennant with the inscription "For Outstanding Achievement 1942-1944" on the obverse, and with the logo of the Doehler Die-Casting Co. of Toledo on the reverse. Shows some oxidation overall, else very good. Three pieces.

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April 17, 2018 10:00 AM EDT
Elkton, MD, US

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