Name/Title
WWI wings of Bayard Sharp, 1918Entry/Object ID
2023.21.1Description
Acc. No. 23.21.1
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda, World War I
Date or Period: 1918
Object: Wings
Description: Metal insignia consisting of 2 wings flanking a three-pointed shield, with the letters 'U.S.' on a vertically striped background, with above the letters, 2 rows of 6 stars, and one central star, all mounted on a piece of fabric with metal backing underneath. Wings have multiple feathers at the shoulder.
Size: L 1" x W 3 1/2"
History of Object: Set of World War I wings earned by Bayard Sharp. Bayard Sharp is listed as 'Lieut.' on the list of 'honored son' medal receivers (16.53.28). He was a grandson of Dr. Henry Gibbons, early resident of Alameda, and a nephew of Emilie Cohen, of the Fernside Cohens, and lived until at least the 1940s in Alameda.
Acquired from: Mrs. Carl A. Pedersen
Accession Date: 9/29/2023
