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Object details:

Object Name: Medal, Lapel Pin, Air Medal, United States Air Force, Gen. Charles Yeager
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19870237002

	Object Name
	Medal, Lapel Pin, Air Medal, United States Air Force, Gen. Charles Yeager

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9503f715a-677d-44d0-8170-f73cb15a428a

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Copper Alloy

	Materials
	Silk

	Materials
	Protective Coating

	Materials
	Possible Silver Plating

	Materials
	Solder

	Dimensions
	3-D: 4.3 × 0.6 × 1.3cm (1 11/16 × 1/4 × 1/2 in.)

	Physical Description
	United States Air Medal; Bronze 16 point sunburst with relief of a blue eagle with lightning bolts in its talons diving; blue silk ribbon with two vertical gold stripes; one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster applied to ribbon.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Donated by Gen. and Mrs. Charles E. Yeager

	Inventory Number
	A19870237002

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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