Display Status
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Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Eastern Airlines Medal presented to Capt. Edward Rickenbacker; Obverse: relief of sun burst with profile bust of a pilot wearing a leather flying helmet and goggles surrounded by a wreath depicted; Reverse: inscribed text "EASTERN AIR LINES MEDAL FOR SERVICE TO AIR TRANSPORTATION OUTSIDE THE LINE OF DUTY PRESENTED TO CAPT. EDDIE RICKENBACKER 60TH BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 8, 1930"; red and blue silk ribbon.
Dimensions
3-D: 4.1 × 0.8 × 9.2cm (1 5/8 × 5/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
Materials
Gold Alloy
Silk
Solder
Inventory Number
A19740361000
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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