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Record 397/1139
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A walnut display case containing seven U.S. Army medals and other insignia of Tristan Whitney Hayes who was killed in combat on 17 September 1968 in Vietnam. The medals are: Bronze Star with "V" for Valor, Purple Heart, Good Conduct, National Defence, Viernam Service, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, and Vietnam Defence. The other items in the display are: Red Diamond of the 5th Infantry Division, the Combat InfantryMan's Badge, the sharpshooter's medal for the Automatic Rifle, A U. S. Army collar device and an Infantry collar device.
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Medals of T. W. Hayes

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Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013