Bar, Ribbon
Object number2013.23.22
Datec. 1942
MediumNylon/Metal
Credit LineGift of Gerald Ziskind
DescriptionAmerican Campaign ribbon bar. Alternating pattern: blue, white, black, red white, blue. Does not have an attachment on reverse side.Dimensions0.375 x 0.125 x 1.375 in. (1 x 0.3 x 3.5 cm)Historical NotesPart of a collection of WWII insignia patches and ribbon insignia, Pittsburgh High School, Department of Hygiene medals and a political armband that document the Ziskind family and compliments their archival collection in the Rauh Jewish archives and the book Brothers Three by Colonel Jack Ziskind also in the HHC archives. The three brothers all served in Europe during WWII. They grew up in the Friendship neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Their sister Zelda went to medical school and “delivered half the babies in East Liberty” according to the brothers.
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United States Army
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1941-1945
1939-1946
1941-1945
c. 1940
1939-1945
1942-1945
1941-1953
c. 1947
Graco Awards Manufacturing, Inc.
1942