Insignia

Object number2002.84.18 a,b

Date1917-1918

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of Stephanie Mallinger

DescriptionCircular bronze World War I (WWI) collar device with round screw-on backing diskDimensionsPart a: Diameter 1, Depth 0.25;
Part b: Diameter 0.5, Depth 0.063.
InscriptionsPart a: Pin has raised "T" on front.
Historical NotesWilliam L. Buck (W.L.B.) served in the American Expeditionary Force between 1918 and 1919. As a truck driver, W.L.B. transported troops and supplies to the front lines in France. After the war, he returned to McKeesport and eventually became a realtor. In 1956, W.L.B. donated 10 acres of land in memory of his father to Pennsylvania State University to establish a permanent campus in McKeesport. In 1967, W.L.B. donated an additional 100 acres, adjacent to Renziehausen Park, which allowed for the expansion of the campus.

Previous owner William L. Buck (1896 - 1974)

Related institution United States Army

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