Japanese writing, please help decipher, translate...

[ghp95134]

Front of the box picture:

下士官用操縦徽章
Kashikan-Yō Sōjū Kishō
Non-Commissioned Officer Pilot Badge

[ghp95134]

Thank you so much Guy. I am really surprised how much info you have provided. In picture here is exactly the same silver mark. It is partially obscured but maybe more readable

Your badge? It is named to

寺田武次
Terada Takétsugu

武次 can also read as Takéji, Takéshi, Takétsugi

第七期
Class/Term 7

Yes, the 銀 "silver" kanji is easier to read; I still cannot make out the first one ... it does not look like 純 "pure" to me. The "M" below the kanji in question might be a stylized "fire" radical that normally appears as four dots: 灬. Even then, the only kanji with 灬 that pairs with 銀 are:
燻純 - oxidized silver
熏銀 - oxidized silver
自然銀 - natural silver/native silver. Too many kanji!

And I don't think any of those are correct.

Maybe Nick will save the day????????

-- Guy

[jaxmon]

This second one isn't my badge. Image was taken from world war 2 wings website. I thought its sharpen resolution might help recognize kanji symbols.
Thank you so much for all your work here. It is amazing!