Pin, Lapel
Object number2017.42.4 a,b
OriginUnited States of America
MediumMetal; Brass; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Tuskegee Airmen Memorial
DescriptionTuskegee Airmen lapel pin with brass clutch back fastener. Circular gold-tone metal pin with convex plastic face. Front has gold background with three layered bust profile portraits of Tuskegee Airmen in varying dress at center above an outline of the state of Pennsylvania with date range inside. Reverse has post at center with back fastener attached.DimensionsDiameter x Depth (a-b together): 1.063 × 0.5 in. (2.7 × 1.3 cm)Diameter x Depth (a): 1.063 × 0.375 in. (2.7 × 1 cm)
Diameter x Depth (b): 0.438 × 0.25 in. (1.1 × 0.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front has text around perimeter: at top "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN" and at bottom "OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA".
Front has text inside shape of state of Pennsylvania "1941 to / 1949".
Marks(a)
Reverse has raised text at top "Proudly Made in U.S.A."
(b)
Face has engraved text around center hole "MADE IN USA".
Historical NotesTuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) Western Pennsylvania lapel pin.
Related institution
Tuskegee Airmen
Related institution
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
(founded 1974)
On View
Not on view
2006
after 1942
