bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
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From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.

bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA

CATALOG NUMBER

VIVE 06908

ACCESSION DATE

07/24/1991

ASSOCIATED NAMES ON THE WALL
ITEM SUMMARY

Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) Harold Joseph Alwan. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying LtCol Alwan's military rank, name, branch of service, casualty date, theater of military operations, & home state of record which read, "LTC. HAROLD J. ALWAN / USMC 2-27-67 SVN/OW / IL". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor in July 1991.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. MARINE CORPS LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTCOL) HAROLD JOSEPH ALWAN. 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 LTCOL ALWAN'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, BRANCH OF SERVICE, CASUALTY DATE, & THEATER OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, "LTC. HAROLD J. ALWAN / USMC 2-27-67 SVN/OW", WHILE A SECONDARY INSCRIPTION ENGRAVED UPON THE EXTERIOR, REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS THE TWO (2) LETTER ABBREVIATION FOR LTCOL ALWAN'S HOME STATE OF RECORD, "IL".

ACCESSION GROUP

VIVE-00088

RECORD COPONENT QTY

1

ASSOCIATED ITEM TEXT

Text of the engraved inscriptions upon the exterior object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "LTC. HAROLD J. ALWAN / USMC 2-27-67 SVN/OW" / [Exterior, reverse object surface, engraved inscription] "IL"

ITEM DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Item Weight: 4.6g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 6.7cm (Diameter) / 21.0cm (Circumference) / 5.0cm (Depth)