Medals
Crescent Bay Council occasionally awarded medals to individual scouts, scouters and volunteers
for merit and completion of special requirements.
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Troop Grade Awards
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Program Ribbons
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Crescent Bay Council occasionally awarded medals to individual scouts, scouters and volunteers
for merit and completion of special requirements.
| 1918 3rd War Bond Drive Obverse |
1918 3rd War Bond Drive Reverse |
1931 Honor Award Obverse |
1931 Honor Award Reverse |
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| Awarded to Bob Smith prior to the incorporation of Crescent Bay District Council. This medal is the oldest known piece of memorabilia from scouting on the west side of Los Angeles. |
The Boy Scouts got involved in selling government bonds to finance U.S. involvement in World War I. The third bond series was issued on April 5, 1918. |
Standard issue medal used by many Scout councils around the country. Typically, these medals are inscribed on the reverse side. | Awarded to Jack Day Troop 80. Requirements for early 1930's Honor Awards are not currently known. In the late 1930's, an award called Honor Scout was given to the best campers at Emerald Bay. |
| Crescent Bay Award circa Late 1920's Bronze
medal using "Service Scout" design top-bar. Possibly used as a Pow Wow award
or a Crescent Bay program in conjunction wit the "Service Scout" in the
late 1920's. It is unknown if this medal was issued in silver or gold.
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| 1966 Fire Building Obverse |
1966 Fire Building Reverse |
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Calendar in Round-Up June 1966, p. 3 |
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 June 14, 1966 "Mortgage Burning Ceremony" Scout Service Center, 11:30 AM |
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| June 14,1966. Crescent Bay Area Council initiated a fund raising drive to pay off the indebtedness required to build the Douglas Scout Service Center on Palms Blvd. in 1961.  |
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Contributers to the fund raising drive were known as 'Fire Builders'. Once the fund level was reached, a ceremony was held to "burn the mortgage". Engraved medals were awarded to the donors. |
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Troop Grade Awards
| A Troops |
1932 Standard A Troop |
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In the 1930's, Crescent Bay Council developed a Troop grading system. Based on a set of requirements for which very little is known, the Council awarded winning troops with designation of ''A' Standard Troop.
The large leather badge is the only known piece of memorabilia from the program. It is also unknown if the badge was for the troop or for each scout in the award winning troop.  |
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| Embossed and hand-colored on leather. |
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Program Ribbons
Crescent Bay Area Council awarded ribbons to Packs, Troops and Posts for almost every local and national scout program one could think of. Also called "streamers", these long ribbons were meant to be attached to the top of the pack or troop flag pole. Most of the unit flags within the council were adorned with dozens of colorful streamers. Many of the programs were sponsored by the National Council of the BSA and used across the country.
| 1958 Onward God & Country National program |
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1950's-60's Camporee Unit participation award |
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1964 Good Turn Day National program |
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1970 Honor Unit Roundup National program |
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 1968 Good Turn Day National program
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