Purple Heart medal awarded posthumously to Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
date: label: Date
content: after 1943
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Received by
content: Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin, American, 1919 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
notes: label: Description
content: A Purple Heart medal and case awarded posthumously to Tuskegee Airmen 2 Lt. James McCullin.
label: Description
content: A Purple Heart medal. The medal is purple and heart-shaped with a gold border. There is a raised profile of George Washington in the center of the medal. At the top of the medal there is a small white shield with three red stars above two red horizontal lines. On either side of the shield is a green vine with leaves. There is a purple ribbon with white border attached to the medal at the top. On the back of the medal is the inscription: [FOR / MILITARY / MERIT/ JAMES L. / MCCULLIN]. The dedication is in raised gold letters and the name is etched into the medal.
label: Description
content: A case for a Purple Heart. The outside of the case is dark-colored with gold-colored designs along edges. The top of the case also has gold-colored designs creating two squares. The case opens to a 90 degree angle from hinges on the back short edge. In center of the top of the case gold letters read: [PURPLE HEART]. The interior of the case is lined with yellow fabric. The fabric in the top part of the case looks like satin and the bottom part of the case the fabric looks like velvet.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.52.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cases (containers)
label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cardboard , paper, metal and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Medal): 3 × 1 3/8 × 3/16 in. (7.6 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 1 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (2.5 x 8.9 x 16.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 7 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (17.8 x 8.9 x 16.5 cm)