Box 353a
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Medal in blue velvet case, USS Kitty Hawk CV-63, First in Flight, on back, "Presented by the Commanding Officer, Commissioned", April 29, 1961
Item — Box: 353a, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 11, Sub-Series 4, Item 57
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains a collection of commemorative coins and various medallions given to Armstrong at various occasions. The sub-series is dominated by an assortment of Apollo era coins, which Armstrong kept in a box labeled [Commemorative Medallions]. Also from this time are coins related to astronautics in general, including coins minted in recognition of achievements by Russian cosmonauts like Yuri Gagarin.Lastly, numerous tie tacks, cuff links, pins and a few other...
Dates:
April 29, 1961