Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
FIGHTING THREE"
TO GET AWARD
President Hoover WIN Pre-.
sent Herbert Schiff Memo
rial Trophy Dec. 8.

President Hoover, on December 3,
viii present the Herbert SchifF Memo
rial Trophy, awarded for safety in naval
flying. to Fighting Plane Squadron a-B,
attached to the aircraft carrier u. 8. s.
Lexington. Lieut.. Comdr. Samuel p.
Cinder, u. s. NJ who commanded the
Fighting Three" as the outfit has
come to be known in service circles,
from July, 1929. to last May, viii accept
the trophy on behalf Of his colleagues.
Lieut.. Comdr. Ginder is now on duty
in the Division Of Fleet Training at the
Navy Department and devotes his time
to the perfection Of naval aircraft gun
merry exercises, but for the flScal year
ending last June his outfit few total
of 4.958 hours, or some 600, 900 miles,
without q single mishap. For this rec
ord Of safety, he will receive the coveted
award from the hands OF the Chief
Executive within month.
Operations Over Water.
Naval oficials consider the safety
record all the more remarkable because
the Fighting Three, +" with Lieut.. Comdr
Ginder as its skipper, operated in close
or open formations almost entirely over
water. Much of this flying was over
omen seas-the Pacific Ocean, the
Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
This involved taking of from the decks
Of the Lexington and landing. but the
U. S. s. Saratoga and Langley were
also used.
A landing in less than minute Tor
the I8 planes in the full squadron was
the record that this outf1t repeatedly
hing ND and earned for the aggregation
the name Of the Striking Eagles.
The Navy Department explained yester-
day that in order to earn the trophy
the squadron performed . number OF
highly eficient aerial feats.
THE late Lieut.. George T. Cudolny,
one Of the Nays most famous and dar-
inr aviators. who was killed at the
Naval Air Station here while testing
British-made plane, organized the
"rightinr Three" which is one OF the
Youngest outfits in the service. Lieut..
Comdr. Ginder relieved Lieut. Cuddiny
on July /, 1929.
Family Presented Trophy.
Tba Herbert Schif Memorial Trophy
vvas presented to the Navy Department.
In 1925 by members Of the family OF
Tie,lt. (Junior Grade) Herbert Schin,
who was killed In the line Of duty while
4 Reserve oflcer at Hampton Roads,
Va, on July IL, 1924.
Rear Admiral William A. Monett,
Gnief OF the 6uTCdu VA ~NAOA0eAoA.Np
NAVY Department, yesterday made pub
lie this statement on the award:
.sThe Schiff Trophy has been won by
ssFiehting Three" because IL planes
were maintained mechanically perfect
by IS enlisted men who are unexcelled,
and those planes were flown with safety
nv Is naval aviators who were ever
alert, excellent pilots and loyal TO the
leadership of their squadron commander.
"A fighting squadron, as its name I'M
plies. must engage in aerial maneuvers
which, by necessity, involve maximum
f7yinq hazards The chances Of collision
are greater. The small planes are faster
and require special technique IN land
iYlux. tak~-rFTs and maneuvers."
.;atiye, Of Pennsylvania.
Lieut.. Comdr. Ginder is native Of
Altoona, Pa, where he was born Feb
ruary is, 1895. During the World War
he served on board the y. 8. 8. Della
ware in the North Sea, and following
the armistice he performed special de-
stroyer and diplomatic duty In tia
Adriatic, Mediterranean and Black
Seas. He took his primary flight train
ting at the Naval Air Station at Pensa-
cola, Fla, from November, 1920. to