Observer Badge is a military badge of the United States armed forces dating from the First World War.
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10 Facts About Observer Badge
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Original Observer Badge was a half-wing variation of the Aviator Badge worn by military pilots of the United States Army Air Service and later the United States Army Air Corps.
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Between 1919 and 1935 the design of the Observer Badge remained unchanged, and was issued to both airplane and lighter-than-air ratings.
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On 20 February 1940 the rating was changed to that of Combat Observer Badge, followed by redesignation as Aircraft Observer Badge on 4 September 1942.
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Third and final version of the Observer Badge was the Technical Observer Badge, an Aviator Badge with a T and O motif in the center.
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The Technical Observer Badge was primarily awarded to flight engineering personnel assigned to assist the flight engineer.
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Naval Aviation Observer Badge was first created in 1922, awarded to navigators and other support personnel on naval aircraft.
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The Aircrew Observer Badge was created prior to the Second World War; but had only been awarded to enlisted personnel.
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Since the creation of the USAF Officer Aircrew Badge, the Navigator-Observer Badge has been issued to otherwise unrated officers who complete NASA Mission Specialist training with the aeronautical rating of Observer.
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Title "Observer Badge" is still used regularly in the US Air Force Auxiliary, better known as the Civil Air Patrol.
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