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Badge, Military

Object number2018.74.9

Date1944-1945

MediumSterling silver

Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough

DescriptionUnited States Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner badge. Sterling silver metal badge is a pair of wings with a winged bullet at center. Reverse has locking pinback horizontal across center.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.688 x 2.063 x 0.375 in. (1.7 x 5.2 x 1 cm)
MarksReverse has raised text vertically at center on back of bullet "STERLING".
Historical NotesJohn R. McCullough entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in June 1944 and served with the Eighth Air Force as a navigator in a B-17 "Flying Fortress" through the late war in the Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. For "courage, coolness, and skill" in bombing attacks on military and industrial installations in Germany, he was eventually awarded an Air Medal and four bronze oak leaf clusters.

Previous owner John R. McCullough Jr.

Related institution United States Army Air Corps

Related institution Eighth Air Force

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