Insignia, VMF-531 Grey Ghosts, United States Marine Corps

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Object Details

Physical Description

United States Marine Corps VMF-531 Grey Ghosts insignia; a skeleton wrapped in a shroud pointing and shooting lightning beams from its eyes; a yellow crescent moon in the top right corner and the constellation Orion in depicted in the lower left corner.

Credit Line

Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.

Inventory Number

A20090157000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

AWARDS-Insignia

Materials

Masonite Board

Paints

Ink

Adhesive Tape

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 61 × 61 × 0.5cm (2 ft. × 2 ft. × 3/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f9c149e1-61fd-455e-8cc1-38b2da1c5cc8

Record ID

nasm_A20090157000