Christian F. Schilt
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Christian Frank Schilt was an American general in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was one of the first Marine Corps aviators and a recipient of the United States highest military decoration, the Medal of Ho
General Christian F. Schilt, Medal of Honor recipient
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
1stLt Schilt beside a Curtiss F6C Hawk at Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington, D.C., August 1925
Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Belcher, Capt. Jame E. Davis, Lt. Christian Frank Schilt, and Sgt. Hubert H. Dogant on February 23, 1927
Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor
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The Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor arose immediately after World War I, as the U.S. Navy decided to recognize via the Medal of Honor two manners of heroism, one in combat and one in the line of a sailor
Christian F. Schilt
…the highest order." 1stLt Schilt and President Coolidge at the White House, Medal of Honor presentation, c 1928. Note that his Medal of Honor is in the Tiffany Cross pattern. He returned to the United States in August 1929, and after commanding Fighter Squadron 5-N at Quantico, was named Chief Test Pilot and Flight…
1919–1942 Navy "Tiffany Cross" pattern
Details of the Tiffany Cross
Osmond Ingram
Lyle 1 Tiffany MOH