From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
VIVE 05214
08/04/1989
Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Robert Lee Curlee, Jr. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying SSG Curlee, Jr.'s military rank, name, branch of service, casualty date, theater of military operations, & home state of record which read, "S/SGT. ROBERT L. CURLEE, JR. / USA 6-10-65 SVN / NC". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between July - August 1989.
COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY STAFF SERGEANT (SSG) ROBERT LEE CURLEE, JR. 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 SSG CURLEE, JR.'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, BRANCH OF SERVICE, CASUALTY DATE, & THEATER OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, "S/SGT. ROBERT L. CURLEE, JR. / USA 6-10-65 SVN", WHILE A SECONDARY INSCRIPTION ENGRAVED UPON THE EXTERIOR, REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS THE TWO (2) LETTER ABBREVIATION FOR SSG CURLEE, JR.'S HOME STATE OF RECORD, "NC".
VIVE-00065
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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] "S/SGT. ROBERT L. CURLEE, JR. / USA 6-10-65 SVN" / [Exterior, reverse object surface, engraved inscription] "NC"
Item Weight: 5.2g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 6.4cm (Diameter) / 20.1cm (Circumference) / 5.8cm (Depth)