Museum object · Awards, Medals, and Insignia
The Bronze Star issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr.
March 17, 1969
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.
The Bronze Star issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a bronze star on a ribbon. The ribbon is red with white edges and a blue and white stripe in the center. The ribbon is connected to a gold pinback through an opening on top of the pin. The bottom of the pin is sewn with white thread to the ribbon. The star hangs from its ribbon by a rectangular metal loop with rounded corners. The star is bronze with five points and at the center is a small silver star. The back has text in a circle that reads [HERIOC OR MERITORIOUS ACHEIVEMENT]. In the center of the circle is the awardee's name, [JOHN E. / WARREN / JR.].
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Catalog reference: 2017.112.3.1
