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Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Col. Eries Mentzer, Commander, 42d Air Base Wing, Chief Master Sgt. Lee Hoover, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 42d ABW, and Air Force and Alabama National Guard Honor Guard representatives present a shadowbox to Congressional Gold Medal recipient Private Romay Catherine Johnson Davis at Montgomery City Hall, Jul. 26, 2022. Mrs. Davis’s shadowbox is housed in an authentic World War II trunk. This trunk holds a uniform pieced together by Americans across the country after hearing Mrs. Davis’s story. Complete with a replica of Mrs. Davis’s medals and an original World War II Women’s Army Corps Patch. The flags encased were flown at each base Mrs. Davis served, including Fort Oglethorp, GA, Camp Breckinridge, KY, and Fort Des Moines, IA. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)