Object Details
- Commissioned by
- United States Department of the Treasury, American, founded 1789
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Caption
- The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian recognition awarded by the U.S. Congress. This medal was presented to the Tuskegee Airmen, African American pilots flying for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Awarded on March 29, 2007, the medal recognized their “unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.”
- Description
- A gold medal featuring three men in profile in the center, with "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN" at top and an eagle with spread wings at the bottom.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 2007
- Object number
- 2007.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Type
- medals
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Aeronautics
- Civil Rights
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2007.8
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef531fd7-f0f5-4aa1-adf0-a009298e0190
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