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President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer. For performing the feat of keeping his plane in the air for 1251 hours without an accident of any kind during the last year Lieut. James E. Dyer, crack U.S. Navy flyer, was presented with the Herbert Schiff Trophy by President Coolidge at the White House today. The Trophy is awarded annually to a Navy pilot on the merit of year round performance in line of duty. William Schiff, brother of the Naval Reserve aviator in memory of whom the cup is given, is shown on extreme left

President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer....

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President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer. For performing the feat of keeping his plane in the air for 1251 hours without an accident of any kind during the last year Lieut. James E. Dyer, crack U.S. Navy flyer, was presented with the Herbert Schiff Trophy by President Coolidge at the White House today. The Trophy is awarded annually to a Navy pilot on the merit of year round performance in line of duty. William Schiff, brother of the Naval Reserve aviator in memory of whom the cup is given, is shown on extreme left

President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer....

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PRESIDENT AWARDS SCHIFF TROPHY, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 14. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTING THE SCHIFF TROPHY FOR 1936 TO COMMANDER ANDREW C. McFALL, U.S.N., COMMANDER OF THE TRAINING SQUADRON 8 D 5 JUDGED TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENTLY OPERATED SQUADRON IN THE U.S. NAVAL AVIATION LAST YEAR. THE HERBERT SCHIFF TROPHY IS A MEMORIAL TO LIEUT. HERBERT SCHIFF, DECEASED, A NAVAL AVIATOR DURING THE WORLD WAR. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, L TO R: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, WALTER C. B[...], WILLIAM SCHIFF, DONOR OF THE TROPHY AND BROTHER OF THE LATE LIEUT. SCHIFF, [...] COMDR. ANDREW C. McFALL; AND ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

PRESIDENT AWARDS SCHIFF TROPHY, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 14. PRESIDENT...

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PRESIDENT AWARDS SCHIFF TROPHY, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 14. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTING THE SCHIFF TROPHY FOR 1936 TO COMMANDER ANDREW C. McFALL, U.S.N., COMMANDER OF THE TRAINING SQUADRON 8 D 5 JUDGED TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENTLY OPERATED SQUADRON IN THE U.S. NAVAL AVIATION LAST YEAR. THE HERBERT SCHIFF TROPHY IS A MEMORIAL TO LIEUT. HERBERT SCHIFF, DECEASED, A NAVAL AVIATOR DURING THE WORLD WAR. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, L TO R: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, WALTER C. B..., WILLIAM SCHIFF, DONOR OF THE TROPHY AND BROTHER OF THE LATE LIEUT. SCHIFF, ... COMDR. ANDREW C. McFALL; AND ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

PRESIDENT AWARDS SCHIFF TROPHY, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 14. PRESIDENT...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AWARDS THE SCHIFF TROPHY. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 14. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTED THE SCHIFF TROPHY FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY IN NAVAL AVIATION OPERATIONS TO THE SEVENTH PATROL SQUADRON WHICH OPERATED 4,903 HOURS IN THE AIR FROM ITS SAN DIEGO BASE LAST YEAR WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. DURING THE PERIOD OF COMPETITION, THE UNIT WAS KNOWN AS SQUADRON SEVEN, COMMANDED BY LT. COMMANDER SILAS B. MOORE WHO IS NOW STATIONED IN HONOLULU. BUT SINCE HAS BEEN REDESIGNATED AS SQUADRON ELEVEN, NOW COMMANDED BY LT. COMMANDER FRANK T. WARD, JR., WHO ACCEPTED THE TROPHY FROM THE PRESIDENT. L TO R: LT. COMMANDER FRANK T. WARD; WILLIAM SCHIFF, DONOR OF THE TROPHY; ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAVY CHARLES EDISON; ADMIRAL WILLIAM R. STARK, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS; ADMIRAL J.H. TOWERS, CHIEF OF NAVAL AIR CORPS; AND WALTER C. BRYAN OF THE TROPHY COMMITTEE. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS SEATED

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AWARDS THE SCHIFF TROPHY. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBE...

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