Pin, Fraternal
- Object Name:
- Pin, Fraternal
- Object ID:
- 2015.023.40
- Date:
- 1950-2000
- Description:
- Gold pin, Order of the Eastern Star. Belonged to Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. Enameled five-pointed star. Clockwise from bottom, white point with crown and scepter; green point with broken column; red point with chalice and handshake; blue point with sword and veil; yellow point with sheaf of barley. Center is made up of gold pentagon with acronym "FATAL" one letter on each side, and white center with several icons, including a book, palm tree, sunburst, and two that appear to be animals. See notes for details.
- Material:
- Metal
Gold - Dimensions:
- H-1.1 D-0.1 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, Fraternal organizations, Masonic organizations, Army, Insignia
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