

From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
VIVE 03028
01/30/1990
Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Air Force Captain (Capt) Ned Raymond Herrold. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying Capt Herrold's military rank, name, branch of service, casualty date, & theater of military operations which read, "CAPT. NED R. HERROLD / USAF 5-31-66 NVN / NJ". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between November 1989 - January 1990.
COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. AIR FORCE CAPTAIN (CAPT) NED RAYMOND HERROLD. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A FLAT STRIP OF RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, RED COLORED ALUMINUM [?] METAL WITH ROUNDED ENDS BENT INTO A ROUGHLY CIRCULAR SHAPE TO FORM A BRACELET. AN ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION AT THE EXTERIOR, OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS CAPT HERROLD'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, BRANCH OF SERVICE, CASUALTY DATE, & THEATER OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, "CAPT. NED R. HERROLD / USAF 5-31-66 NVN", WHILE A SECONDARY INSCRIPTION ENGRAVED UPON THE EXTERIOR, REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE BEARS THE TWO (2) LETTER ABBREVIATION FOR CAPT HERROLD'S HOME STATE OF RECORD, "NJ".
VIVE-00070
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Text of the engraved inscriptions upon the exterior object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "CAPT. NED R. HERROLD / USAF 5-31-66 NVN" / [Exterior, reverse object surface, engraved inscription] "NJ"
Item Weight: 4.6g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 6.0cm (Diameter) / 18.8cm (Circumference) / 5.6cm (Depth)