Patch, Military
Object number2008.125.3
Date1939-1945
MediumNylon
Credit LineGift of Martha Johnston Wilkins
DescriptionCircular patch. Light blue background. Embroidered yellow sections with black text. In center, embroidered orange tiger with white wings, dark blue greater-than sign next to it. Bottom center: blue circle with white star and red circle in its center.Dimensions3.375 x 3.375 in. (8.6 x 8.6 cm)InscriptionsEmbroidered black text, "HURST" / "FLIGHT TRAINING".
Historical NotesTuskegee Airmen Inc. patch belonging to William A. Johnston. Johnston grew up in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Army Air Force at the age of 17 and served as a Second Lieutenant with the Tuskegee Airmen. Following his discharge, he served as an Air Traffic Controller in Pittsburgh for 27 years. Johnston died in Ohio at the age of 79. The Tuskegee Airmen were an African American fighter group trained primarily at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama as a segregated Air Force. Johnston was one of eight Airmen from Sewickley, Pennsylvania. William A. Johnston is the brother of donor Martha Wilkins
Related institution
Tuskegee Airmen
Previous owner
William A. Johnston Jr.
(1926 - 2005)
On View
Not on view
1940-1947
1944-1945
1943-1945
1943-1945
1942-1947
c. 1944
c. 1944
