United States
Medal - Clarence L. Tinker (Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) ND (1967) front Medal - Clarence L. Tinker (Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) ND (1967) back
Medal - Clarence L. Tinker (Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) ND (1967) photo
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Medal - Clarence L. Tinker (Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) ND (1967) front Medal - Clarence L. Tinker (Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) ND (1967) back
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Medal - Clarence L. Tinker Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma ND

1967 year
Aluminium 6.0 g 33.6 mm
Description
Location
 United States
Period
 Federal republic (1776-date)
Type
 Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
 1967
Composition
 Aluminium
Weight
 6.0 g
Diameter
 33.6 mm
Thickness
 2.9 mm
Shape
 Round
Technique
 Milled
Orientation
 Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
 2024-11-13
References
Numista
 N#368489
Rarity index
 100%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25 YEARS OF PROGRESS
25
1942 1967
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE
SILVER ANNIVERSARY

Edge

Plain

Comment

Originally known as the Midwest Air Depot, the name was changed in January 1948 to Tinker Air Force Base in honor of Clarence L. Tinker, the first Native American Major General in the United States military.

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See Also

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