Pin, Lapel
- Object Name:
- Pin, Lapel
- Object ID:
- 2015.023.22
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- Pin, honorable discharge. Eagle ("ruptured duck") in circle. Belonged to Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. Stud-type pin, for use in lapel button holes. Circle is based on typical American shield emblem, with 13 vertical stripes in the lower part. Perched eagle, with outstretched wings in center; background wing goes behind circle.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- H-0.5 W-0.6 D-0.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles
- People:
- Miles, Hibbert V. (1915-2001)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Air forces, Army, Insignia, Medals
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