Pin, Military
Object number2018.74.13
Date1944-1945
MediumSterling silver
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionSingle United States Army Air Corps First Lieutenant rank insignia. Pin is a sterling silver rectangular convex bar with beveled edges. Pin has locking pinback on reverse. Small metal wire wrapped around the pivot joint of the pinback bar.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.375 x 1 x 0.25 in. (1 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm)MarksPin has raised text on reverse along bottom edge "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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1944-1945
1941-1953
