Army Parachutist Badge worn by General Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1958-1993
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Worn by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Department of Defense
notes: label: Caption
content: 2nd Lt. Colin Powell attended the Army Airborne Course, also called "jump school," at the U.S. Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. He successfully completed the course on 19 December 1958 and was awarded the Army Parachutist Badge, also called "jump wings."
label: Description
content: One (1) U.S. Army Parachutist Badge worn by General Colin L. Powell. This black (subdued) metal pin depicts an open parachute in the center of two wings that curl upward and has two brass metal backings. General Powell earned his "Jump Wings" after graduating from Army Airborne School in 1958. When worn on the military service uniform, the pin is attached at the proper right side of the proper left breast pocket flap.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.89
objectType: label: Type
content: insignias
label: Type
content: badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 3/8 in. (2 × 4 × 1 cm)