Purple Heart medal bestowed on Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton
date: label: Date
content: 1952
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Received by
content: Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton, American, 1929 - 1951
notes: label: Description
content: The Purple Heart award is a heart-shaped medal within a gold border, 1 inch (35 mm) wide, containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves. The reverse consists of a raised bronze heart with the words FOR MILITARY MERIT below the coat of arms and leaves. The ribbon is 1 inch (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes: (3 mm) white 67101; (29 mm) purple 67115; and (3 mm) white 67101.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Korean War, 1950-1953
label: Topic
content: Military
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton 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 of Ray R. and Patricia A.D. Charlton in memory of Cornelius H. Charlton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.165.2.1-.2
objectType: 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: metal, enamel, bronze, ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: Purple Heart Medal (2.1): 3 3/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/8 in. (8.6 × 4 × 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Case (2.2) - Closed: 1 3/8 × 3 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (3.5 × 9 × 16.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Case (2.2) - Open: 7 × 3 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (17.8 × 9 × 17.5 cm)