Aircraft observer badge owned by Fenton B. Sands
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- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- American Emblem Company, American
- Issued by
- United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
- Owned by
- Dr. Fenton B. Sands, American, 1918 - 1998
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Date
- 1942-1945
- Medium
- sterling silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7/8 × 3 3/16 × 1/2 in. (2.2 × 8.1 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- An Aircraft observer badge. The badge features a pair of horizontally extended wings with a central round insignia. The center is a heavily bordered circle with small, parallel horizontal lines featured within. On the back there are two (2) small spikes for the pin backs. Stamped on the back of the wings is: [STERLING / AE CO. / UTICA / N.Y.].
- Place made
- Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- insignias
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Sands Family
- Object number
- 2014.7.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.