Cherokee National Medal of Patriotism
date: label: Date created
content: 2014
name: label: Culture/People
content: Oklahoma Cherokee
label: Donor
content: Bobbie Hoshaw, Cherokee Nation
label: Honoree
content: Ben Haner, Cherokee Nation, 1918-1982
notes: label: Collection History
content: Posthumously awarded by the Cherokee Nation to Ben Haner (Cherokee Nation, 1918-1982) in 2014 for his service as a member of the US Army's 101st Cavalry Reconnaissance squadron between 1942 and 1945, including the 101st's push across Germany in 1945; donated to NMAI by Ben Haner's granddaughter Bobbie Hoshaw (Cherokee Nation, US Navy veteran) in 2015.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Oklahoma Cherokee
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/9368
label: Barcode
content: 269368.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: Cherokee National Medal of Patriotism
label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Media/Materials
content: Metal medal, ribbon
label: Techniques
content: Commercially produced/manufactured
label: Dimensions
content: 7.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm