Box 83
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
Artifacts, 1957 - 2011
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 8
Scope and Contents
The material in the first sub-series, Awards, Diplomas, and Decorations is in the form of certificates, plaques and three-dimensional awards. Some of the highlights of the awards (certificates) are Bridges' Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medals, Air Force Commendation medal, Defense Superior Service medal and Legion of Merit. Some of the oversized awards/certificates consist of Bridges' Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, June 9, 1965; Lyndon B. Johnson Space...
Dates:
1957 - 2011
Textiles, 1961 - 2005
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 8, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
In this sub-series one can find uniform and clothing items Bridges wore throughout his Air Force and NASA careers; Air Force parade dress uniform worn at the Air Force Academy, blazer worn as a student at Purdue University; NASA and Air Force flight suits, along with an Air Force helmet; aviator jacket (leather) and officers' jacket, and a polo shirt worn while Director of Langley Research Center.
Dates:
1961 - 2005
Air Force Flight Suit, 1991 - 1993
Item — Box: 83
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 8, Sub-Series 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
Per Bridges, "Air Force flight suit with Major General rank and AFMC patch and nametag worn while Commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center."
Dates:
1991 - 1993