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Object Name: Medal, Federal Aviation Agency Medal, James H. Doolittle
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19740531000

	Object Name
	Medal, Federal Aviation Agency Medal, James H. Doolittle

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e8613128-36ed-4c04-a530-5b37756ab5dc

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Medal: Gold

	Materials
	Ribbon: Silk

	Dimensions
	3-D: 3.8 x 1.3 x 8cm (1 1/2 x 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Federal Aviation Agency Medal presented to James H. Doolittle; Obverse: relief of Agency's winged compass points and globe depicted, embossed text "FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"; Reverse: embossed and inscribed text "AWARDED TO JAMES H. DOOLITTLE FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE"; red silk ribbon with white dots in three columns.

	Summary
	These medals and trophies were awarded to General James (Jimmy) Doolittle for his aeronautical engineering and piloting accomplishments. General Doolittle earned his Doctor of Science Degree in aeronautical engineering from MIT in 1925.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Donated by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle (USAF, Ret.)

	Inventory Number
	A19740531000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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