Museum object · Awards, Medals, and Insignia
U.S. Army Air Force pilot badge owned by Lt. Louise Lomax
1943-1946
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A U.S. Army Air Force Pilot Badge owned by Lt. Louise Lomax, possibly as a souvenir from her time stationed at Tuskegee. The metal badge is in the shape of a shield with outstretched wings. The shield is striped and has stars at the top. The insignia pin has two pushback clasps. Embossed on the back of the shield is [STERLING].
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Catalog reference: 2022.42.2.3
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