Medal, Commemorative

Name/Title

Medal, Commemorative

Description

Box has blue leather-like cover with gold trim and words "Air Medal"; medal is dark bronze color, 16-pointed sunburst shape, at center is a diving eagle with a lightning bolt in each talon, top point of burst has a fleur-de-lis and through this is a ring attached to the blue, orange, blue, orange, blue ribbon. There is also a matching award ribbon; also in box are 6 bronze oak leaves and 3 bronze stars. Used by Lawrence Dismore Air Medal awarded to Army Air Force personnel after flying a set number of combat missions; clusters depict additonal awards; donor did receive additional awards but said not enough to warrant all clusters in box.

Collection

Lawrence Dismore

Acquisition

Accession

1988.032

Source or Donor

Lawrence Wesley Dismore

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1945

Notes

Early Date: 1945

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 4, 2002

Create Date

March 4, 2002

Update Date

April 3, 2024