Medals and Medallions (John H. Glenn Archives Artifacts)

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The Medals and Medallions Category contains 134 medals on ribbons and metal disks, or sets of disks, cast in bronze, brass, or silver ranging in size from 1.25 inches to 4 inches in diameter. Dating from the 1940s to 2012, these medals and medallions commemorate various awards earned or presented to John Glenn, or various events, programs, and entities of special interest to him.

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Brass medallion engraved "The Old Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry" with "Sen. Glenn" on verso
(The Ohio State University, 1990)
Enameled brass medallion engraved "U.S. Army, Criminal Investigation Command"
(The Ohio State University, 1980)
Bronze medallion with a wood base commemorating the "M1A1 AIM Acceptance Ceremony"
(The Ohio State University, 1996-12-05)
Bronze medallion for the aircraft carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy
(The Ohio State University, 1987)
Brass medallion commemorating Oliver H. Perry's victory at the Battle of Lake Erie
(The Ohio State University, 1988)
Silver "Official Bicentennial Day Commemoration Medal"
(The Ohio State University, 1976)
Silver medallion sent to John Glenn by the "International Shrine of the Birdmen, Mission Inn, California"
(The Ohio State University, 1970)
Acrylic block containing a brass medallion inscribed "U.S. Navy Recruiting - Area Four" with brass plate inscribed to John Glenn
(The Ohio State University, 1986-03-22)
Brass medallion engraved "United States Marine Corps, Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue, 1983"
(The Ohio State University, 1983)
Bronze medallion engraved "George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies"
(The Ohio State University, 1998)
Bronze medallion featuring the Columbus, Ohio skyline
(The Ohio State University, 1989)
Bronze medallion commemorating the "Air Force Institute of Technology, 75th Anniversary, 1919-1994"
(The Ohio State University, 1994)
Bronze medallion engraved "Defense Supply Center, DSCC Operations Center, Columbus"
(The Ohio State University, 1996-03)
Brass medallion engraved "20 Years of Progress: Appalachian Regional Commission, 1965-1985"
(The Ohio State University, 1985)
Bronze medallion featuring a bust of William Jefferson Clinton
(The Ohio State University, 1993-01)
Brass Bicentennial medallion engraved "Spirit of '76 - 1776-1976"
(The Ohio State University, 1976)
Bronze bicentennial medal from Georgetown University
(The Ohio State University, 1989)
Medal with ribbon presented to John Glenn by the Selective Service System
(The Ohio State University, 1980)
"New Horizons" Official Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Medallion
(The Ohio State University, 1976)
Brass medal commemorating the opening of the Air and Space Wing of the Swiss Transport Museum, Lucerne, Switzerland
(The Ohio State University, 1972)