Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal

Source catalog description

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The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian recognition awarded by the U.S. Congress. This medal was presented to the Tuskegee Airmen, African American pilots flying for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Awarded on March 29, 2007, the medal recognized their “unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.” A gold medal featuring three men in profile in the center, with "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN" at top and an eagle with spread wings at the bottom.

Catalog date

2007

Recorded subjects

African American; Aeronautics; Civil Rights; Military; Tuskegee Airmen; World War II

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