Lapel pin for 48th Infantry Regiment Unit worn by General Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960-1962
name: label: Created by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Worn by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: 48th Infantry Regiment, American
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Department of Defense
notes: label: Description
content: One (1) lapel pin for the U.S. Army 48th Infantry Regiment (Dragoons) worn by General Colin L. Powell. This octagonal gold metal lapel pin features a coat of arms shield style design with navy blue background and a large gold dragon with red tongue and claws facing left. In the top left corner of the face is a small square canton of white enamel with a navy-blue chevron wave bordered in gold. Attached below the shield is a gold scroll with "DRAGOONS" in printed black letters. General Powell’s first assignment after basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, was as platoon leader in the 48th Infantry Regiment (Dragoons) in West Germany.
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: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
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: A2022.101.1.99
objectType: label: Type
content: insignias
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: enamel on metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 × 1 3/8 × 1 in. (5.1 × 3.6 × 2.5 cm)