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Distinguished Service Cross presentation case issued to Lewis Broadus

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Arrow Manufacturing, American

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Distinguished Service Cross presentation case issued to Lewis Broadus. The case is rectangular in shape and opens on door metal hinges. The top of the case is designed in gold lettering that reads, [DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS/ [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA]. On the left there is a vertical border of leaves and arrows encased in double lines. The case opens on the shorter end. The top of the case is lined with white paper. The bottom insert is made from a soft grey fabric that has holes where the medal, ribbon bar, and pin can be attached. The insert can be completely removed from the case and hung on a wall. The inside is lined with white plastic and has a rectangular shape coming out of the bottom. Below the rectangle is the manufacture’s mark, [ARROW]. The back is blank.
Format:
Leather With Metal, Plastic, Cloth And Paper
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lewis Broadus Family
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Record Contributed By

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Arrow Manufacturing
  4. Broadus, Lewis Cunningham
  5. Buffalo Soldiers
  6. Military
  7. Spanish American War (1898)
  8. Spanish American War, 1898
  9. United States
  10. United States Army
  11. World War I
  12. World War Ii
  13. World War, 1914 1918
  14. World War, 1939 1945

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