Pin, Military

Object number2018.74.20
Date1944-1945
MediumMetal
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionSingle United States Army Air Corps "U.S." lapel pin. Tarnished gold-colored metal pin is in the shape of the letters "U.S." Reverse has two posts. Back fasteners are not intact.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.438 x 0.875 x 0.313 in. (1.1 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsPin 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.
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