Medal
Object number2017.42.1 a-d
Date2000
MediumFabric; Bronze; Velvet; Satin; Paper; Metal
Credit LineGift of Tuskegee Airmen Memorial
DescriptionCommemorative Tuskegee Airmen medal with blue velvet-covered metal clamshell box. Circular bronze medal connects red, white, and blue fabric grosgrain neck ribbon. Medal has embossed decoration and text on front and back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 19.688 × 2.938 × 0.188 in. (50 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b - closed): 1.063 × 5.063 × 5 in. (2.7 × 12.9 × 12.7 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - open): 5.5 × 5.063 × 5.5 in. (14 × 12.9 × 14 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (c): 4.813 × 4.813 × 0.25 in. (12.2 × 12.2 × 0.6 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (d): 4.688 × 4.688 × 0.031 in. (11.9 × 11.9 × 0.1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Embossed text on front of medal "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN / 1974 / 2000 / LOS ANGELES CHAPTER"; each airplane has a number on its rear side, from top to bottom "99", "332", and "477".
Embossed text on back of medal "CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION / HONOR RECIPIENT 2000".
Historical NotesMitchell Higginbottom medal from Los Angeles chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI).
Related institution
Tuskegee Airmen
Related institution
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
(founded 1974)
Previous owner
Mitchell Higginbottom
Related institution
California Community Foundation
On View
Not on view
c. 1944
1945