Cap, Military
Object number2008.125.4
Date1941-1945
OriginUnited States of America
MediumNylon; cotton
Credit LineGift of Martha Johnston Wilkins
DescriptionNavy blue military cap with black metal eyelets on top. Baseball cap-style. Circular patch on top front: blue background, embroidered with white; image of three airplanes--one green, two white--with clouds and white start in blue circle in background; at bottom of patch is military division. Black nylon rope on back top of brim. Gold branches on top of brim.Dimensions7 x 7.75 x 10.5 in. (17.8 x 19.7 x 26.7 cm)InscriptionsAt bottom of patch, "TUSKGEGEE AIRMEN INC."
Marks"MADE IN U.S.A. / FITS ALL".
Historical NotesTuskegee Airmen Inc. cap worn by 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)
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Marlow White Uniforms, Inc.
Keystone Uniform Cap Corporation
1939-1945
Image Watches, Inc.
