- On View
- Military History Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Second Lieutenant McCullin, James L., American, 1919 - 1943
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- ca. 1940
- Medium
- wood , paper, iron alloy , copper alloy , leather and paint
- Dimensions
- Closed: 12 x 30 x 16 1/4 in. (30.5 x 76.2 x 41.3 cm)
- Description
- Dark green trunk with metal reinforcements along the edges. The front long side of the trunk has two metal latches, one metal lock and a leather handle. Another leather handle is located on a short edge of the trunk. On the top of the trunk are white painted letters, outlined in blue. It reads: [LT. JAMES L. MCCULLIN/ 0-792422]. Between the two lines of text is an image of pilot wings insignia.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- trunks (containers)
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
- Object number
- 2013.52.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




