U.S. Army Airbase Pass No. M-044
date: label: date made
content: ca 1940
notes: label: Description
content: This pin was an enameled “pass.” According to the donor, the pass was used by his father in Shanghai after the end of World War II. His father remained in China with the Army Air Force until May 1946. The Army issued metallic passes to permit military personnel to leave the base in Shanghai. There were few constraints on personnel because the war was over, but they still needed permission to leave the base. These metallic passes replaced paper passes as they were more durable and reusable.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Asian Pacific Americans
label: Subject
content: Asian Americans
label: Subject
content: Chinese Americans
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0268.34
label: accession number
content: 2019.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0268.34
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3.31 cm x 5.12 cm x .16 cm; 1 5/16 in x 2 1/32 in x 1/16 in