Medal, Commemorative

Object number2007.178.16

Date1937-1938

MediumMetal; ribbon

Credit LineGift of Joe Davis

Dimensions1.625 x 3.5 in. (4.1 x 8.9 cm)
InscriptionsOn banner: embossed, "PITTSBURGH POLICE / REVOLVER LEAGUE / INDOOR SEASON / 37-38".
Historical NotesArnold Herbert Smith's family has three generations of police officers. This medal might have come from his father. Arnold Herbert Smith was a Pittsburgh police officer before spending twelve years with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Police Force. Arnold Herbert Smith, Sr., was born on October 11, 1923, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1942, and quickly enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. Three years later he married Mattie Lesesne; four children were born to this marriage. Years after his divorce to Mattie, he married Estella Pennington, with whom he had one son. Smith worked as a steelworker before joining the Pittsburgh Police Force in 1974; he eventually worked for the Housing Authority before retiring in 1986. Smith was also active in organizations, being a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of both the Veterans of Foreign Affairs and the Fraternal Order of Police. He died September 19, 1999.

Related person Arnold Herbert Smith Sr. (1923 - 1999)

Related institution Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

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