Medal, UNIDENTIFIED, China, Lowell Smith, Douglas World Cruiser

THE FIRST WORLD FLIGHTApril 6, 1924 - September 28, 1924In 1924, a flight of four U.S. Army Air Service aircraft attempted to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. The World Flight that officially began in Seattle, Washington on April 6, 1924 ended 175 days later on September 28. The flight made 74 stops and covered over 27,553 miles. Of the original four aircraft to start the trip, only two completed the circuit. The aircraft over flew the all of the world's oceans and encountered climatic extremes from the Arctic to the tropics.Presented to the commander of the World Flight, Lt. Lowell H. Smith