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Bar, Ribbon

Object number2006.101.18

Date1944-1945

MediumSilk; Metal; Brass

Credit LineGift of Delvin Miller

DescriptionPurple Heart ribbon. Silk ribbon wrapped around flat brass bar. Ribbon has wide purple field flanked by white vertical bands on left and right. Reverse has pinback.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.375 × 1.438 × 0.313 in. (1 × 3.7 × 0.8 cm)
Historical NotesFound in collection at Meadowcroft. Related to Orrin Miller who served in WWII. Orrin Miller was killed in action in July 1944, but was not legally delared dead until July 1945. His plane was shot down in the Pacific Ocean.

Previous owner Orrin G. Miller

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