ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) Ralph Angelo Moreira, Jr. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying WO1 Moreira, Jr.'s military rank, name, branch of service, casualty date, theater of military operations, & home state of record which read, "WO RALPH A. MOREIRA, JR. / USA 3-5-71 LAOS / PA". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between June - August 1988.

COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY WARRANT OFFICER 1 (WO1) RALPH ANGELO MOREIRA, 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 WO1 MOREIRA, JR.'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, BRANCH OF SERVICE, CASUALTY DATE, & THEATER OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, "WO RALPH A. MOREIRA, JR. / USA 3-5-71 LAOS", WHILE A SECONDARY INSCRIPTION ENGRAVED UPON THE EXTERIOR, REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS THE TWO (2) LETTER ABBREVIATION FOR WO1 MOREIRA JR.'S HOME STATE OF RECORD, "PA".

Text of the engraved inscriptions upon the exterior object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "WO RALPH A. MOREIRA, JR. / USA 3-5-71 LAOS" / [Exterior, reverse object surface, engraved inscription] "PA"

Item Weight: 4.8g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 6.5cm (Diameter) / 20.4cm (Circumference) / 5.6cm (Depth)