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15 April 1865
Unknown
[Funeral ribbon]
Brown velvet with silver fringe surmounted by a tin eagle with tintype portrait of Lincoln in metal frame. Participating mourners of the funeral procession were required to wear funeral ribbons.
GLC00382
1770-1780 circa
Frothingham, Richard (1748-1819)
[Framed silhouette of Richard Frothingham]
Small silhouette of Frothingham's head in profile in dark blue. Oval shaped gold gilt frame. Backing is no longer attached to frame.
GLC01450.065.02
1780 circa
Hartcup, Thomas (fl. 1761-1820)
[Sword of Thomas Hartcup]
Slightly curved blade, wooden and brass handle with lion's head on hilt. Hartcup was a general in the British army and served during the Revolutionary War. Measurements indicate width at handle.
GLC01450.012.04
20 July 1865
Ordway, K.G. (fl. 1855-1865)
[Congressional mourning ribbon]
Black ribbon with gold trim and fringes. There is a white rosette sewn on to the top with a gold sequence star and two sequence stars on the black part of the ribbon directle below the rosette. The entire ribbon is covered in black transparent silk...
GLC01423.01
1864
Union Party (1864)
Unconditional Union Ticket
Union ticket for Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President. Printed in blue and red inks. Lists presidential electors from Indiana for the Lincoln-Johnson ticket for the 1864. Printed with image of a canon and flag....
GLC00809
July 1938
Screws from Robert L. Stone's leg
One framed medical device dated July 1938. Frame contains metal plate that was placed in Robert L. Stone's leg after a car accident when he was sixteen. The plate and screws were removed in January 1944 at March Field, California. The plate was...
GLC09620.422
1945
Mission Inn International Shrine of the Birdmen
St. Francis Medal
One St. Francis Medal owned by Robert L. Stone. The medal was carried by Stone on all of his bombing missions during World War II. During training at March Field, Bob and a fellow cadet drove to the Mission Inn in Riverside, California there was an...
GLC09620.421
1942-1945
Japanese Military
[FR-666 WW II Japanese Artillery Powder Charge Silk Bags]
A number of FR-666 Japanese artillery powder charge silk bags sewn together. Japanese characters and symbols of cross cannons are printed on the silk bags. There is a trace of black residue along the bottom half from gunpowder.
GLC09620.419
Army Air Forces
[Records Jacket]
A records jacket with Robert L. Stone's name written in the top right corner. This folder contained collateral documents when the collection was donated. It originally was meant for service record and allied papers. It can also be used as a...
GLC09620.420
1941-1946
[World War II Victory Ribbon]
World War II Victory Medal Ribbon. Awarded for service in the Armed Forces of the United States between 1941-1946.
GLC09620.417.02
[Distinguished Flying Cross Ribbon]
Distinguished Flying Cross Medal Ribbon. Awarded for heroism or extraordinary achievement while flying for the armed services.
Robert L. Stone was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1945 for a mission where all of the bombs dropped hit the...
GLC09620.418.01
GLC09620.418.02
1942-1946
[Air Medal Ribbon]
World War II Air Medal Ribbon. Began in 1942 to be awarded to those for meritorious achievement in aerial flight.
GLC09620.416.02
GLC09620.417.01
[American Campaign Ribbon]
World War II American Campaign Ribbon. Qualifying Dates: 11/6/1942 - 3/15/1946. Criteria: Service outside the U.S. in the American Theater for thirty days or within the continental U.S. for one year.
GLC09620.415.01
GLC09620.415.02
GLC09620.416.01
[Asiatic Pacific Ribbon]
Asiatic Pacific ribbon for soliders who served in combat in the Pacific theater for thirty days. Instituted in 1942.
GLC09620.414.01
GLC09620.414.02
1943-1946
[U. S. Army 2nd Service Command Patch]
U.S. Army issue 2nd Service Command patch. Represented the second branch of the Army during World War II.
GLC09620.413.03
GLC09620.413.04
GLC09620.412.02
GLC09620.413.01
GLC09620.413.02
[Enlisted Officer Patch]
A military patch possibly signifying the solider was an enlisted officer.
GLC09620.411.02
GLC09620.412.01
[Army Air Force Patch]
A military patch with an orange wings for a white star containing a red circle on a blue background. Represents the Army Air Force.
GLC09620.410.04
Stiched around the edges.
GLC09620.410.05
GLC09620.411.01
GLC09620.410.02
GLC09620.410.03
[7th Army Air Force Patch]
A military patch with an orange "7" in the center of a white and red star on a blue background. This patch represented the soldiers part of the 7th Army Air Force.
GLC09620.409.08
GLC09620.410.01
GLC09620.409.05
GLC09620.409.06
GLC09620.409.07
GLC09620.409.03
GLC09620.409.04
GLC09620.409.01
GLC09620.409.02
[Meritorious Conduct Patch]
A military patch with a yellow laurel wreath on a khaki green background. Worn by those for meritorious conduct.
GLC09620.408.01
GLC09620.408.02
[U.S. Army Air Force Cadet Advanced Training Patch]
A military patch from the Army Air Forces in World War II. It signifies that the person with the badge is an U.S. Army Air Force Cadet in Advanced Training.
GLC09620.406.02
[Territory of Hawaii seal patch]
A military patch with the seal of the territory of Hawaii embroidered on cloth.
GLC09620.407
[U.S. Army Air Force Blue Cadet Patch]
A military patch from the Army Air Forces in World War II. It signifies that the person with the badge is an U.S. Army Air Force Cadet.
GLC09620.405.05
GLC09620.406.01
GLC09620.405.03
GLC09620.405.04
GLC09620.405.01
GLC09620.405.02
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