Pearl Harbor Survivors Association ring worn by Ck2c George Francis Bland

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Pearl Harbor Survivors Association ring worn by Ck2c George Francis Bland. The 10 carat gold ring has a cerulean blue, emerald shaped, radiant cut, simulated Fire Blue Spinel gemstone at the center. The gemstone’s bezel setting and the sides of the ring have embossed text and graphics with the recesses blackened. The text running around the bezel setting edges reads [PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSN] with a five-pointed star at the bottom center. On the proper left shoulder of the ring is a topographic map of Oahu with text above that reads [DEC. 7 1941] and [REMEMBER / PEARL / HARBOR] below. At the top of the ring’s shank, is a single chevron that points towards a five-pointed star below, and a centered, thick band that wraps around the bottom of the shank to the star and chevron on other side.

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