Medal, Blue Heart, 1968

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Dublin Core

Title

Medal, Blue Heart, 1968

Subject

Medals

Description

Heart-shaped felt trimmed in gold and embedded with a small bullet in the center of the heart. A commemorative label reads, "Presented to Dr. G. C. Simpson for "bullet" wound received 25 November, 1968." This was presented with a plaque by LT GEN. Lewis J. Fields, Commanding General, MCDEC.

Date

1968

Format

1 JPEG

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Medal, Felt

Physical Dimensions

Length: 7.5 inches
Width: 3 inches

Provenance

Gift of Dr. Grellet C. Simpson, 1955-1974.

Materials

Felt, brass plate