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United States. Army Air Forces [Medal Mount]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.384 Author/Creator: United States. Army Air Forces Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1946 Pagination: 1 medal mount : metal and cloth : blue, orange, white, and red Height: 1.1 cm, Width: 8.4 cm Order a Copy

A medal mount for two military ribbons. The ribbon on the left is the Air Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster and one silver oak leaf cluster. The ribbon on the right is the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

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