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Pin, Military

Object number2018.74.18 a,b

Date1944-1945

MediumMetal

Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough

DescriptionPair of United States Army Air Corps "U.S." lapel pins. Each gold-colored metal pin is in the shape of the letters "U.S." Reverse of each pin has two posts. Back fasteners are not intact. One pin is missing most of its gold-colored plating.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 0.438 x 0.875 x 0.313 in. (1.1 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 0.438 x 0.875 x 0.313 in. (1.1 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm)
Inscriptions(a-b)
Each pin reads "U.S."
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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