Remember Pearl Harbor pin owned by Ck2c George Francis Bland
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1991
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Ck2c George Francis Bland, American, 1922 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Naval Station Pearl Harbor, American, founded 1899
label: Subject of
content: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: Mess Attendant George Bland was serving aboard the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Although his ship was sunk, Bland survived and continued serving in the Navy until 1946.
label: Description
content: A Remember Pearl Harbor pin owned by Ck2c George Francis Bland. The pin is gold tone with red, white, and blue enamel and a single, plastic, round, half pearl bead with a flat back. The pin features a casted United States bald eagle device, perched on a rectangular bar with gold embossed text that reads [REMEMBER] set against a blue enameled background. Below, is a casted, inverted semicircle with the pearl bead at the top center. Along the edges of the rounded bottom edge of the pin is gold embossed text that reads [? HARBOR ?], set against a blue enamel background. The bald eagle device at the top of the pin is primarily gold with an enamel shield in front of its breast. The shield has a blue field at the top and red and white vertical stripes at the bottom. Beneath the splayed wings of the eagle are three, embossed, gold arrows on the left, and a gold embossed wheat stalk on the right, both set against a blue enameled background. The back of the pen is solidly gold with an embossed square texture over the entire surface. Attached to the top center is a gold tone safety clasp.
place: label: Place used
content: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Frank Bland in memory of George Francis Bland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2024.46.4
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (fasteners)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: enamel on metal with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.1 × 4.5 × 0.9 cm)