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    Tuskegee Airman flight jacket worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett

    Manufactured by
    Aero Leather Clothing Co., American
    Worn by
    Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
    Date
    1942
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    Medium
    leather, cloth, metal, paint
    Dimensions
    H x W (Laid Flat): 26 1/4 x 24 in. (66.7 x 61 cm)
    Waist: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
    Chest (Across Shoulders): 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
    Inseam (Arm - shoulder to cuff): 24 in. (61 cm)
    On Form: 30 x 33 x 15 1/2 in. (76.2 x 83.8 x 39.4 cm)
    Description
    A Type A-2 leather Tuskegee Airman jacket worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The jacket is dark brown leather with a fabric lining. It has a snap-flap patch pocket on either size of the zipper at waist level with knit cuffs and waistband. On the left breast are three stitched patches. The uppermost is a rectangular leather patch with dark stamped letters reading [W. W. CROCKETT], the middle patch is also leather and rectangular and embossed with the US Army Air Forces pilot insignia, two feathered wings extending from a striped shield. Below this is a very faded painted leather patch whose decoration was once the insignia for the USAAF 100th Fighter Squadron, a winged feline perched on top of a globe. The paint is considerably deteriorated but remnants of the design in red, white, blue, yellow and brown paint are visible. On the PL shoulder is another circular patch, originally the emblem of the 15th Air Force. It is also significantly chipped but features a blue background beneath a white star with an embedded red circle and yellow wings. The number 15 appears between the wings. Across the back shoulders of the jacket is an oval area with stitching holes, indicating another patch, now missing, had been fixed there at some point.
    Place made
    Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    bomber jackets
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
    Object number
    2012.43.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fc87178e-cd01-4bca-87aa-b6fb9e85fcb1
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    Aviator's silk scarf worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    Used by
    100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
    Date
    ca. 1942
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    Medium
    silk (textile), ink
    Dimensions
    H x W (Laid Flat): 16 1/2 x 65 1/4 in. (41.9 x 165.7 cm)
    Description
    A silk aviator's scarf worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The scarf is slightly yellowed and has several small brown stains throughout. One end of the scarf is stamped with faded black stenciled letters, reading [W. W. CROCKET] on the left side and [CENTURY FIGHTER] on the right side. The words appear on the same face of the scarf.
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    scarves (costume accessories)
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
    Object number
    2012.43.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5351781c8-8313-4abb-a6a7-77bd93b5d969
  • Type K-1 Army Air Corps flight suit worn by Woodrow W. Crockett

    Manufactured by
    Bates Shoe Co., American
    Worn by
    Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    Used by
    100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
    Date
    ca. 1944
    Medium
    cotton twill, metal, leather, resin, pigment
    Dimensions
    On Form: 62 x 26 x 12 1/2 in. (157.5 x 66 x 31.8 cm)
    H x W (Collar to Ankle): 63 x 24 1/2 in. (160 x 62.2 cm)
    Inseam (Leg- Ankle to Crotch): 31 in. (78.7 cm)
    Waist: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
    Chest (Shoulder Width): 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
    Inseam (Arm- Shoulder to Wrist): 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm)
    Description
    A type K-1 Army Air Corps summer flight suit of the 100th Fighter Squadron worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The suit is a size medium, made of cotton twill, and was distributed by the US Army Air Forces (USAAF). There is an area on the PL shoulder painted with the USAAF insignia. The suit has a number of zippered pockets on the front and there is a tag on the collar of the suit specifying the type, spec no. stock no. purchase order, and manufacturer.
    Place made
    Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    jump suits
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
    Object number
    2012.43.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51db8c5ae-9f33-443b-b902-cd76baba4a24
  • Tuskegee Airmen scrapbook compiled by Daisy Crockett

    Created by
    Crockett, Daisy, American
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    332d Fighter Group, American, 1942 - 1949
    99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
    100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
    Davis, Benjamin O. Jr., American, 1912 - 2002
    Maj. Hall, Charles B., American, 1920 - 1971
    The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
    Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965
    Rouzeau, Edgar T., 1905 - 1958
    Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012
    477th Bombardment Group, American, 1943 - 1947
    Date
    1943-1945
    Medium
    paper, ink on newsprint, cardboard, imitation leather
    Dimensions
    14 1/2 x 12 x 2 3/4 in. (36.8 x 30.5 x 7 cm)
    Description
    A scrapbook filled with newspaper and magazine clippings related to the missions and lives of the Tuskegee Airmen between 1943 and 1945. The scrapbook was compiled by Daisy Crockett, the wife of airman Woodrow W. Crockett. The pages of the scrapbook are bound between two faux leather covers with an open binding on the left side. The cover is red with tooled designs and features two small children dressed in Dutch clothing colored in gold. Below the figures the words [Scrap Book] appear in relief.
    The scrapbook is approximately 80 sheets of paper with all but the last 3-4 pages filled with hundreds of clippings, predominantly from magazines and newspapers. The source of most of the clippings is not identified, but those that are identified come from a number of publications, including the Hawk's Cry (a semi-monthly newsletter from the Tuskegee Institute), Yank Army Weekly, Selfridge Field News, Arkansas Survey-Journal, Pittsburgh Courier, Arkansas Democrat, Chicago Defender, and the Afro-American. Many of the articles from the Pittsburgh Courier were written by Edgar T. Rouzeau and feature the double VV for victory campaign. The articles focus almost exclusively on the Tuskegee Airmen and their service. Benjamin O. Davis, Charles B. Hall, Capt. George Spencer Roberts, Othal Dickson, Charles H. Debow, Col. Robert Selway, Bishop John A. Gregg, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the 100th fighter squadron, the 332d Fighter Group, the 553d Fighter-Bomber Squadron, and the 477th Bombardment Group are prominently featured.
    There is a small paper parachute folded and placed between two pages near the middle of the book. There are also a series of full page pictures of different aircraft flown by the USAAF.
    Place made
    Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee Army Air Field, Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Selfridge Field, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    scrapbooks
    Topic
    Families
    Mass media
    Military
    Segregation
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
    Object number
    2012.43.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bd4e6171-e45a-4a54-ac85-7a41de14b512
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