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Leroy Bernard Mudd

Object number2017.9.5

Datec. 1970

MediumOil paint; Canvas; Wood

Credit LineGift of Dessie Bey

DescriptionRectangular print with painted application in a brown wooden frame. Image is a three-quarters head and shoulders view of a young African American man wearing U.S. Navy uniform.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 22.625 × 18.625 × 1.75 in. (57.5 × 47.3 × 4.4 cm)
Inscriptionspatch that reads "UNITED STATES [image of U.S. Navy crest] / NAVY"
Historical NotesLeroy B. Mudd served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. A few months after arriving in Vietnam, he was declared missing on June 29, 1970; he was confirmed dead a few days later on July 1. The given cause of death was accidental drowning in a river.

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Related institution United States Navy

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