Medal of Honor Lapel Pin
date: label: date made
content: June 21, 2000
name: label: maker
content: Congress of the United States
notes: label: Description
content: This lapel pin was awarded along with the Medal of Honor to Joe Nishimoto by President Bill Clinton on June 21, 2000. This pin would be worn for ceremonial purposes with civilian clothing (normally on a suit coat lapel). The Medal of Honor was awarded to Private First Class Joe M. Nishimoto of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team for extraordinary heroism in action near La Houssière, France.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Japanese American
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Sharon Logan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0154.03
label: accession number
content: 2016.0154
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0154.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lapel pin
label: Object Name
content: rosette
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13/32 in x 1/2 in x 3/32 in; 1.016 cm x 1.27 cm x .254 cm