Bullet
Object number2018.74.22
Date1944-1945
MediumLead; Metal
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionBullet projectile. Silver-gray bullet has cylindrical body with a few misshapen and flattened sides. Body has recessed ribbed band around center and tapers to round point. Sides have vertical brass-colored striations from firing. Underside is slightly recessed and domed with interior dull gray lead visible.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 0.75 x 0.375 x 0.375 in. (1.9 x 1 x 1 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
c. 1865
1868-1880
c. 1860
Seneca
