Insignia pins for 2-Star Major General worn by Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1983-1986
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 Major General in 1983 while working at the Pentagon as Senior Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
label: Description
content: One (1) pair of US Army two-star Major General insignia pins worn by Colin L. Powell. Each metal pin has two five-point silver stars and two brass-colored 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: 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: A2022.101.1.66ab
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): 1 3/8 × 9/16 × 1/2 in. (3.5 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 1 3/8 × 9/16 × 1/2 in. (3.5 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm)