Red Tuskegee Airmen blazer and nametag worn by Woodrow Crockett

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Red blazer (2013.78.4.2a) with decorated brass buttons and patches and name tag worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. Name tag (2013.78.4.2b) is blue with white type that reads, [WOODY CROCKETT]. Two patches on blazer, one on the blazer's proper left breast and one on blazer's proper left sleeve cuff. Patch on the proper left breast depicts a bald eagle holding two scrolls while flying in front of the sun. Black type above and below the eagle reads, [TUSKEGEE AIRMEN / EAST COAST CHAPTER]. Patch on proper left sleeve cuff depicts a red propeller in front of a blue and yellow "T". Blue type above and below propeller reads, [ORIGINAL / 1941 - 1946 / AIRMEN].

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