Medal
Object number2017.92.2 a-h
Date1945
MediumMetal; Silk; Enamel; Leather; Velvet; Satin; Paper; Adhesive; Graphite
Credit LineGift of Maureen Hewko
DescriptionSilver Star medal, ribbon bar, lapel pin, two fabric sections, clamshell box, and paperboard box.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 2.75 × 1.438 × 0.375 in. (7 × 3.7 × 1 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 0.438 × 1.438 × 0.313 in. (1.1 × 3.7 × 0.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 0.5 × 0.688 × 0.25 in. (1.3 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 1.75 × 1.438 × 0.063 in. (4.4 × 3.7 × 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (e): 1.875 × 1.438 × 0.063 in. (4.8 × 3.7 × 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Length (f - closed): 1.313 × 3.5 × 6.625 in. (3.3 × 8.9 × 16.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (f - open): 6.875 × 3.5 × 7.125 in. (17.5 × 8.9 × 18.1 cm)
Height x Width x Length (g-h together): 1.5 × 4.063 × 7.063 in. (3.8 × 10.3 × 17.9 cm)
Height x Width x Length (g): 1.438 × 4.063 × 7.063 in. (3.7 × 10.3 × 17.9 cm)
Height x Width x Length (h): 1.375 × 3.875 × 6.875 in. (3.5 × 9.8 × 17.5 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Reverse has raised text "FOR / GALLANTRY IN ACTION" above engraved text "CHARLES V. / McCULLOUGH".
(f)
Top of case has gold applied text at center "SILVER STAR / MEDAL".
(g)
One of the short sides has handwritten graphite text "Mc / Cullough / Chas. V. / Silver-Star".
Inside of box lid has stamped text at center including "RECEIVED / SEP 12 1945 / [illegible]".
Historical NotesSilver Star medal that was posthumously awarded to Sergeant Charles V. McCullough, who was killed in action during World War II. McCullough served in the European Theater with the 414th Infantry Division and was killed in Germany on November 19, 1944. He was awarded this medal and a Purple Heart medal (2017.92.1) for covering the retreat of his unit from an exposed position while wounded. He was 20 years old when he died. Charles McCullough was a native of Homewood South and as a teenager lived in Rankin. He was one of twelve children born to Mary McCullough, who raised her children alone after the death of her husband in the 1920s.
Related person
Sergeant Charles V. McCullough
(died 1944)
Related institution
414th Infantry Division
Related person
Mary McCullough
Related person
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Related institution
United States Army
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c. 1944
1944-1945
1942-1945
2000
1941-1945