Civil Air Patrol Congressional Gold Medal

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) are unpaid volunteers who support military operations. They were created one week before the United States entered World War II (Dec. 1, 1941). The CAP used their own planes to keep watch over our borders, deliver mail and to look for submarines during war. They were early supporters of women flying airplanes in a time where women weren’t known to take on jobs considered only for men. Today, CAP is a part of the U.S. Air Force, and their job is to provide emergency and public services to communities, states, the federal government and the military.

Congress voted to pass a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal “in recognition of World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol military service and exemplary record during World War II.”

The bronze medal pictured is a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal.