Insignia pins for 4-Star General worn by General 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: Colin 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: One (1) pair of subdued insignia pins (a,b) for 4-star General worn by General Colin L. Powell. Each metal pin has four, five-point black (subdued) stars and both are missing their metal backings.
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: A2022.101.1.73ab
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 3 15/16 × 1 × 9/16 in. (10 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 3 15/16 × 1 × 9/16 in. (10 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm)