Pin, Military
Object number2018.74.17 a,b
Date1944-1945
MediumSterling silver; Metal
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionEach gold-colored sterling silver pin is in the shape of the letters "U.S." Reverse of each pin has two posts. Only one back fastener is intact.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 0.5 x 1.063 x 0.438 in. (1.3 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 0.5 x 0.938 x 0.313 in. (1.3 x 2.4 x 0.8 cm)
Inscriptions(a-b)
Each pin reads "U.S."
Marks(a-b)
Reverse of each pin has raised text along bottom "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
1944-1945
1944-1945
1944-1945
1944-1945
1944-1945
