Case, Card
Object number2018.74.23 a,b
Date1942
MediumLeather; Paint; Paper; Ink
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionLeather business card case or pouch. Rounded rectangular brown leather pouch. Flap closure with brown metal snap closure. Front of pouch has embossed geometric design featuring divided year with shield at center bearing gold initials.
Business card. Rectangular white paper cardstock with black printed name and credentials on front. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 3.5 x 2.5 x 0.375 in. (8.9 x 6.4 x 1 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 1.688 x 3.188 x 0.031 in. (4.3 x 8.1 x 0.1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front of pouch has raised text at bottom "1942"; year is divided "19" and "42" with gold initials at center "JMcR"; the "c" surmounts the "M".
(b)
Front has black printed text at center "John R. McCullough, Jr." and in the viewer's bottom right corner "Lieutenant Air Corps / Army of the United States".
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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