Shoulder marks for 4-Star General worn by Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1989-1993
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: These four-star shoulder marks were worn by General Colin Powell. Powell was promoted to four-star general in April 1989 and served as the Commander in Chief of Forces Command (FORSCOM) at Fort McPherson in Georgia.
label: Description
content: Two (2) pairs (ab and cd) of 4-Star cloth shoulder marks worn by General Colin L. Powell. These right (a, c) and left (b, d) pairs of General insignia shoulder marks are constructed of cotton and polyester and feature four embroidered white stars. A thin gold stripe is embroidered at one end.
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
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: A2022.101.1.63a-d
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: cotton (fiber) and polyester
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 2 3/16 × 4 5/16 in. (5.5 × 10.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b): 2 3/16 × 4 5/16 in. (5.5 × 10.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c): 2 3/16 × 4 5/16 in. (5.5 × 10.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (d): 2 3/16 × 4 5/16 in. (5.5 × 10.9 cm)