Museum object · Awards, Medals, and Insignia
Badge for sharpshooter-level marksmanship issued to Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey
1921-1949
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Badge for sharpshooter-level marksmanship issued to Corporal Lawrence Leslie McVey. The badge is in the shape of a cross with a bulls-eye in the center. Three clasps hang from the badge by circular hinges. The first identifies expert level as [SHARP SHOOTER]. The following two are the Army Weapon Qualification clasps for the [M-1] and the [B.A.R.]. The back has two butterfly clutch pins on each horizontal end.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.108.4
