From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
VIVE 03043
02/17/1987
Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Richard Allan Fitts. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying SSG Fitts' military rank, name, & casualty date which read, "S/SGT. RICHARD FITTS / 11-30-68". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between December 1986 - February 1987.
COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY STAFF SERGEANT (SSG) RICHARD ALLAN FITTS. 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 SSG FITTS' MILITARY RANK, NAME, & CASUALTY DATE, "S/SGT. RICHARD FITTS / 11-30-68", 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] "S/SGT. RICHARD FITTS / 11-30-68" / [Interior, reverse object surface, stamped inscription] "VIVA ™"
Item Weight: 18.8g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 4.3cm (Diameter) / 13.5cm (Circumference) / 5.9cm (Depth)