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Bar, Ribbon

Object number2017.9.1

Manufacturer Vanghard Industries, Inc.

Date1960-1975

MediumMetal; Fabric

Credit LineGift of Dessie Bey

DescriptionThree muliticolored military fabric ribbons attached to a brass ribbon bar with two brass attachments on reverse sideDimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.5 × 4.188 × 0.5 in. (1.3 × 10.6 × 1.3 cm)
InscriptionsText on metal ribbon reads "60-"
Marks"V -21 / VANGHARD, NY" on back in center.
Historical NotesLeroy 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.

Previous owner Leroy Bernard Mudd

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