Bullet
Object number2018.74.21
Date1944-1945
MediumLead; Copper alloy(?); Metal
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionBullet projectile. Possibly 30-06 ammunition. Brass-colored bullet has cylindrical body that tapers to a blunt point. Widest point of body has recessed ribbed band. Body tapers slightly to round, flat base.DimensionsLength x Diameter: 2.313 x 0.5 in. (5.9 x 1.3 cm)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
1974-2012
1939-1945
c. 1960
c. 1925