John Glenn Archives
Artifacts Collection
Medals and Medallions Category
| Category | Item Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate | 433 | Cased set of eight brass medallions from various Boy Scouts of America Jamborees, 1950-1973. |
| Military | 1057 | Brass medallion engraved "United States Marine Corps, Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue, 1983." |
| Military | 1059 | Bronze medallion engraved "United States Marine Corps, 1943-1999," with Marines emblem on front and flying bull on verso. |
| Military | 1060 | Bronze medallion engraved "The Mutter Marines, Semper Fidelis; served 1953-1999," sent to John Glenn by Lt. Gen. Carol Mutter. |
| Military | 1516 | Brass medallion commemorating the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, no date. |
| Military | 1517 | Brass medallion commemorating the Marine Corps Aviation Association, no date. |
| NASA | 356 | "Our Lady of Loretto" medal sent to John Glenn before his Friendship 7 space flight. |
| NASA | 358 | Key chain with a brass medallion presented to John Glenn at "The Freedom Forum Astronaut Hall of Fame, 2000" with "Alan B. Shepard, Jr. 1925-1998" inscribed on verso. |
| NASA | 362 | Paper "medallion" hand-crafted by the "St. Bernadette Young Astronauts 97-98," presented to John Glenn by students at the St. Bernadette Elementary School in Lancaster, Ohio. |
| NASA | 393 | Set of 21 bronze medallions commemorating the space flights of NASA's Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, from Mercury 3 to Apollo 11, limited edition "Men in Space" series produced by the Danbury Mint. |
| NASA | 470 | Limited edition framed set of medallions featuring the shoulder patch logos from the Mercury 6 Friendship 7 and the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 space flights, with a brass plate inscribed "Godspeed John Glenn - U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame." |
| NASA | 643 | Silver medallion, in a triangular wooden case, for Rottenest Island, Western Australia (18 kms west of Perth), sent to John Glenn by its designer in 1999. |
| NASA | 644 | Brass medallion from the "Parlament de les Illes Balears, Quarta Legislatura," presented to John Glenn in 1999 during the STS-95 crew tour of Spain. |
| NASA | 654 | Acrylic encased brass medallion for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 50th anniversary in 1981, presented to John Glenn on February 20, 1982 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Friendship 7 space flight. |
| NASA | 672 | Acrylic encased brass medallion containing images of the Wright Brothers, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, inscribed "Ohio's Aerospace Pioneers," presented to John Glenn by the Ohio Jaycees, c.1970s. |
| NASA | 748 | Black acrylic disk containing five brass medallions commemorating various Apollo space flights, along with an "eagle landing on the moon" silver dollar and a 1971 Kennedy half-dollar. (from Glenn's Senate office) |
| NASA | 756 | Silver French medallion "Monnaie de Paris," presented to John Glenn in 1998. |
| NASA | 1061 | "The Nation of Celestial Space - Silver Joule and Gold Celeston," (two coins) sent to John Glenn by James Mangan, "Prime Minister of Celestia," 1961. |
| NASA | 1062 | Sterling silver commemorative space age medals by Philip Kraczkowski, featuring John Glenn, 1959-1962. (medals not in folder, only literature) |
| NASA | 1063 | "Elias Cina Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the World," awarded to John Glenn for being "The first American to orbit the Earth," c. May 1962. |
| NASA | 1064 | Brass dollar token from "America's Space-Age Worlds Fair: Century 21 Exposition, Seattle, USA, 1962," obtained by John Glenn during a trip to the exposition after his Friendship 7 space flight. |
| NASA | 1065 | Brass medallion from the U.S. Air Force support unit at Cape Canaveral engraved "45th Operations Support Squadron, Mercury and Beyond," c.1980s. |
| NASA | 1066 | Bronze medallion commemorating NASA's STS-4 space shuttle mission, featuring a space shuttle and U.S. flag with engraved "Columbia, [Henry W.] Hartsfield, [Thomas K.] Mattingly, July 4, 1982." |
| NASA | 1067 | Bronze medallion commemorating the 75th anniversary of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics/ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NACA/NASA), 1915-1990. |
| NASA | 1068 | Brass medallion commemorating the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-93, with names of crew members and "first woman commander, largest payload to date, July 27, 1999." |
| NASA | 1069 | Silver medallion engraved "John Glenn Returns to Space: STS-95, 1998," sent to John Glenn by the Azan North Brevard Shrine Club in Titusville, Florida," 1998. |
| NASA | 1070 | Bronze medallion featuring a space shuttle, engraved "U.S. Space Camp," no date, c.1990s. |
| NASA | 1266 | Brass medallion engraved "Atlas II/IIAS Final Flight, 1991-2004," sent to John Glenn by the Lockheed Martin Corporation. |
| NASA | 1402 | Cased bronze medallion containing the bas relief bust of John Glenn at the National Space Hall of Fame, Houston, Texas, 1969. |
| Post-Senate | 1515 | Bronze medallion commemorating the dedication ceremony of the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, December 11, 2003. |
| Senate | 54 | Cushite Medal of Honor from the Ohio Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, presented to John Glenn on February 27, 1996. |
| Senate | 60 | Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of Worls War II, presented to John Glenn by Discovery Communications, Inc., 1994. |
| Senate | 142 | Framed pair (showing the front and back) of the official U.S. Bicentennial Medallion, 1976. |
| Senate | 164 | Bronze bicentennial medallion, in case, from Georgetown University, 1989. |
| Senate | 251 | Medal with ribbon presented to John Glenn by the Selective Service System, no date, c.1980s. |
| Senate | 653 | Medallion, on a red, white and blue ribbon, engraved "Main Street - Celebrating Dayton's Heritage, November 2, 1992." |
| Senate | 757 | Silver medallion commemorating the "Great American Glass Industry, 1984." |
| Senate | 1058 | Bronze medallion engraved "U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, 1998." |
| Senate | 1071 | Brass Bicentennial medallion engraved "Spirit of '76 - 1776-1976." |
| Senate | 1072 | "Official Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Medallion," first issue with "New Frontiers" engraving, 1976. |
| Senate | 1073 | "Official Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Medallion," third issue with "New Horizons" engraving, 1976. |
| Senate | 1074 | Brass medallion engraved "20 Years of Progress: Appalachian Regional Commission, 1965-1985." |
| Senate | 1075 | Bronze medallion featuring the Columbus, Ohio skyline, 1989. |
| Senate | 1076 | Bronze medallion featuring a bust of William Jefferson Clinton, from the 1993 presidential inaugural. |
| Senate | 1078 | Bronze medallion commemorating the "Air Force Institute of Technology, 75th Anniversary, 1919-1994." |
| Senate | 1079 | Bronze medallion engraved "Defense Supply Center, DSCC Operations Center, Columbus, March 1996." |
| Senate | 1080 | Bronze medallion engraved "George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, 1998." |
| Senate | 1081 | Brass medallion engraved "The Old Guard of the Army, 3rd U.S. Infantry," on front and "Sen. Glenn" on verso, no date. |
| Senate | 1083 | Enameled brass medallion engraved "U.S. Army, Criminal Investigation Command," no date. |
| Senate | 1084 | Silver medallion sent to John Glenn by the "International Shrine of the Birdmen, Mission Inn, California," no date. |
| Senate | 1242 | Acrylic block containing a brass medallion engraved "U.S. Navy Recruiting - Area Four" with brass plate on block inscribed "Presented to Senator John Glenn - March 22, 1986." (from Glenn's Senate office) |
| Senate | 1440 | Brass medallion commemorating Oliver H. Perry's victory at the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. |