Topic: People and Organizations
Medal, Commemorative
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| Catalog date |
06/07/2004 |
| Catalog type |
History |
| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
Military |
| Collection |
General Collection |
| Date |
1968-1968 |
| Description |
A walnut display case containing seven U.S. Army medals and other insignia of Tristan Whitney Hayes who was killed in combat on 17 Septembe 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. |
| Dimensions |
H-13 W-16 D-2 inches |
| Home Location |
CU Homemade Box Echo Shelf#2 |
| Object ID |
2004-015-054 |
| Object Name |
Medal, Commemorative |
| People |
Hayes, Tristan Whitney |
| Search Terms |
Vietnam War |
| Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
| Subjects |
Medals |
| Year Range from |
1968 |
| Year range to |
1968 |
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Rev. 1.0a 1/2009 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number) at: butlerw@marblehead.org
Last modified on: January 05, 2009
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