Award/WASP Congressional Medal of Honor

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Title

Award/WASP Congressional Medal of Honor

Description

Gold WASP Congressional Medal of Honor in box. Circular gold medal with 4 women pilots, 3 walking and one in profile, and a plane on front. "Women Airforce Service Pilots 1942-1944" around edges.

Back side of medal has raised relief image of 3 planes, with a pair of WASP pilots wings and reads "The first women in history to fly American military aircraft / An act of Congress / 2009" around edge of medal.

Date

2010 circa

Extent

1 medal : gold ; 8 cm diameter

Format

medals

Rights

In copyright

Bibliographic Citation

The Nordhoff and Dunnam Families Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

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