The CAP's Meritorious Service Award is the fifth highest decoration available in the CAP. It is awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service rendered specifically on behalf of the CAP.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

Physical Description

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Meritorious Service Award; white background, red rectangle at center flanked by thin gold bars, one per side; these are immediately followed by medium bars of blue, white, and red, in that order from the inside outwards; the very edges of the ribbon are white.

Dimensions

3-D: 3.7 × 0.3 × 1cm (1 7/16 × 1/8 × 3/8 in.)

Materials

Synthetic Fabric
Copper Alloy
Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy

Inventory Number

A19840097042

Credit Line

Donated by Col. Louisa S. Morse (C.A.P.)

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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