1965 Astronaut Edward H White II Honorary Citizen of Chicago Medal. Gilt Bronze. Mint State.
75 mm. Obv: Seal of Chicago, with inscription CITY OF CHICAGO / INCORPORATED 4TH MARCH 1837 above and below. Rev: Inscribed HONORARY CITIZEN / OF / CHICAGO // EDWARD H. WHITE II // JUNE 14, 1965 above a facsimile signature of then Mayor Richard J. Daley. Issued on the occasion of a visit of White and fellow astronaut James Mc Divitt who participated in a parade, along with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, honoring the two astronauts who manned the Gemini 7 mission in which White became the first American to walk in space. Less than two years after receiving this medal, White was to perish - along with Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee - in the Apollo accident at Kennedy Space Center. This is your chance to own a medal issued to honor a true American hero. In the original case of issue. (Total: 1 medal; 1 case)