John Glenn Archives

Artifacts Collection

Shoulder Patches Category
 
Category Item Number Description
Military 412 Leather aviator's name tag embossed with U.S. Marine Corps aviator wings and "John Glenn - Major - USMC," c.1950s.
Military 1087 Aviation flight suit patch from the Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland, embossed with the school logo and "Test Pilot Training," c.1950s.
Military 1088 Leather aviator's name tag embossed with U.S. Marine Corps aviator wings and "John Glenn - Major - USMC," c.1950s.
Military 1126 Heart-shaped logo patch for VMF-311 (John Glenn's U.S. Marine Corps aviation squadron during the Korean War) featuring a black cat riding a rocket, 1953.
Military 1254 Leather aviator's name tag embossed with U.S. Marine Corps aviator wings and "J.H. Glenn, Jr. - Major - USMC," c.1950s.
NASA 623 Framed set of crew shoulder patches from the Friendship 7 and the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 space flights, inscribed "To John Glenn - An American Hero" from A-B Emblems and Caps, 1998.
NASA 1090 Commemorative patch for the NASA Complex 14 launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida embossed with "America's First Men in Space" and the names of the seven Project Mercury astronauts, c.1980s.
NASA 1091 Commemorative patch for the 1961 "B.S. (Boy Scouts) Camporee" in Japan, presented to John Glenn during the NASA goodwill tour of Japan in 1963.
NASA 1092 Commemorative patch for the Boy Scout 1962 "Asian Jamboree," presented to John Glenn during the NASA goodwill tour of Japan in 1963.
NASA 1093 John H. Glenn High School, "Varsity Club," patch, Huntington, Long Island, New York, c.1960s.
NASA 1094 Commemorative patches for the Boys Scouts of America "Lutheran Camp-out" of 1958 and 1962. (the 1962 patch features a Mercury capsule in space)
NASA 1095 Patch with the logo of the "USAF (United States Air Force) Tropic Survival School, CAIRC (Caribbean Air Command)," June 1963.
NASA 1096 Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-1, 1981. (first NASA space shuttle mission)
NASA 1097 Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-3, 1982.
NASA 1098 Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-8, 1983.
NASA 1099 Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-26, 1988.
NASA 1100 Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-29, 1989.
NASA 1101 Commemorative patch for the "NACA - NASA 75th Anniversary, 1915-1990." (National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics/National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
NASA 1102 Crew patch for the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-43, 1991.
NASA 1103 Crew patch for the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-70, 1995. (All-Ohio crew)
NASA 1104 Patch commemorating the awards won in 1996 by the 45th Operations Group, the U.S. Air Force unit supporting NASA space launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA 1105 Patch with the logo of the NASA Safety Reporting System "NSRS," 1998.
NASA 1106 Patch with the logo of the "NASA Spartan" high altitude observatory satellite. (released, then retrieved during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998)
NASA 1107 Crew patch for the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95, 1998. (John Glenn returned to space as a payload specialist on this NASA mission)
NASA 1108 Patch produced by the United Space Alliance to commemorate John Glenn's return to space in 1998 as a crew member on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95.
NASA 1109 Patch with the logo of the Canadian Space Agency OSTEO (Osteoporsis Experiments in Orbit) project performed by John Glenn during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95, 1998.
NASA 1110 Patch with the logo of the 45th Operations Support Squadron, the U.S. Air Force unit supporting NASA space launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida, c.1980s.
NASA 1111 Patch with the logo of the 45th Operations Support Squadron, the U.S. Air Force unit supporting NASA space launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida, c.1990s.
NASA 1112 Patch with the logo of the "X-29 Advanced Technology Demonstrator, Grumman, USAF, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), NASA," c.1990s.
NASA 1113 Triangular patch with the NASA space shuttle logo, c.1980s.
NASA 1114 Patch with the logo of the "United States Microgravity Laboratory, USML-1," c.1990s.
NASA 1115 Patch with the logo of the "USML" (United States Microgravity Laboratory) containing crew member names of NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-50, 1992.
NASA 1116 Patch with the logo of the X-29A experimental aircraft, with motto "Audaces Fortuna Juvat" (fortune favors the bold), c.1990s.
NASA 1123 Crew patch of the NASA Skylab I mission, printed on cloth, 1973.
NASA 1127 Football varsity letter from John H. Glenn High School, Huntington, Long Island, New York, c.1960s.
NASA 1128 Crew patch of the NASA Skylab II mission, printed on a cloth autographed by the crew members, 1973.
NASA 1129 Commemorative patch for the Boy Scouts of America "Space Shuttle, Link Up to Adventure Expo '83."
NASA 1130 Commemorative patch for the 30th anniversary of John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight, 1992.
NASA 1131 Patch produced by the East Muskingum Schools (New Concord, Ohio) to commemorate John Glenn's return to space, embossed "Godspeed, John Glenn, 1962 and 1998, Celebrating the Journey."
NASA 1132 Crew patch of the NASA Skylab III mission, printed on cloth, 1973.
NASA 1133 Patch with the logo of the "Microgravity Glovebox" used on NASA shuttle missions and on the Mir space station, c.1990s.
NASA 1144 Framed and matted patch commemorating "The Charles A. Lindbergh Fund Dinner Honoring James Doolittle and the Pioneer Astronauts, 1984" with signatures of the six surviving Project Mercury astronauts and their wives, dated May 12, 1984.
NASA 1365 Shoulder patch for the NASA GSFC Spartan 201 High Altitude Observatory satellite released then retrieved during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998.
NASA 1558 Logo patch for John Glenn's NASA Mercury 6, Friendship 7 spaceflight on February 20, 1962. (patch not designed until after the space flight)
NASA 1559 Black patch with the "Friendship 7" design as painted on the spacecraft used by John Glenn for NASA's Mercury 6 mission on February 20, 1962.
NASA 1560 Oval patch containing the crew patches for John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight and the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95, with wording "John H. Glenn, Jr. - First American in Orbit - Oldest Man in Space."
NASA 1561 Cloth name patch with "John Glenn" and the U.S. Marine Corps aviation insignia, worn by Glenn while a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998.
NASA 1562 Leather name patch embossed with the U.S. Marine Corps aviation insignia and "John Glenn - JSC-Houston," worn by Glenn while a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998.
NASA 1563 NASA logo patch worn by Glenn while a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998.
NASA 1564 "Mach 25" patch featuring an image of a space shuttle in flight, earned by John Glenn for traveling above the speed of Mach 25.
NASA 1565 Logo patch for the "AIAA - National Capital Section - Duval High School Roach Motel" experiment carried aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998.
NASA 1566 Logo patch for the Japanese space agency NASDA with "Working in Space - STS-95 - 1998 - C. Mukai."
NASA 1567 Logo patch for NASA's Integrated Vehicle Health Management system used on Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998.
NASA 1568 Crew patch for NASA space shuttle mission STS-87, November 19-December 5, 1997.
NASA 1569 Crew patch for NASA space shuttle mission STS-91, June 2-12, 1998.
Senate 1089 Commemorative patch for the "Korean War Veterans Memorial Dedication, Washington, July '95."
Senate 1117 Patch with the logo of the Trident nuclear submarine USS Ohio SSBN726, c.1980s.
Senate 1118 Patch with the logo of the U.S. Air Force B1B Bomber, embossed "John Glenn - August 1984."
Senate 1119 Patch with the logo of the International Plastic Modelers Society, Cleveland, John H. Glenn Chapter, 1985.
Senate 1120 Patch in the shape of Ohio featuring a Wright Brothers airplane, embossed "G.L.S.A., L.O.H. (Antioch Shrine, Legion of Honor), Birthplace of Aviation, Dayton, OH, 1992."
Senate 1121 Patch with the logo of the Bicentennial "American Freedom Train," 1975-1976.
Senate 1122 Patch with the logo of the National Capital Wing, Civil Air Patrol, no date.