From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
VIVE 03037
02/17/1987
Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) Herbert Eugene Smith. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying CMSgt Smith's military rank, name, & casualty date which read, "M/SGT. HERBERT SMITH / 7-29-66". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between December 1986 - February 1987.
COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. AIR FORCE CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT (CMSGT) HERBERT EUGENE SMITH. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A FLAT STRIP OF RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, POLISHED ALUMINUM [?] METAL WITH ROUNDED ENDS BENT INTO A ROUGHLY CIRCULAR SHAPE TO FORM A BRACELET. AN ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION (IN-FILLED IN BLACK) AT THE EXTERIOR, OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS CMSGT SMITH'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, & CASUALTY DATE, "M/SGT. HERBERT SMITH / 7-29-66", WHILE A SECONDARY INSCRIPTION STAMPED UPON THE INTERIOR OBJECT SURFACE IN RECESSED BLOCK SCRIPT READS, "VIVA"; THEREBY INDICATING THAT THE BRACELET WAS CREATED & DISTRIBUTED BY VOICES IN VITAL AMERICA (VIVA), AND AS SUCH IS AMONG THE ORIGINAL SUCH ITEMS PRODUCED.
VIVE-00036
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Text of the engraved & stamped inscriptions upon the various object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "M/SGT. HERBERT SMITH / 7-29-66" / [Interior, reverse object surface, stamped inscription] "VIVA"
Item Weight: 15.4g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 6.8cm (Diameter) / 21.4cm (Circumference) / 6.4cm (Depth)