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From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.

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CATALOG NUMBER

VIVE 28324

ACCESSION DATE

08/31/1992

ASSOCIATED NAMES ON THE WALL
ITEM SUMMARY

Artifact assemblage dedicated to U.S. Air Force Captain (Capt) Eugene Millard Jewell and consisting of: a commemorative POW*MIA bracelet, a commemorative ribbon lapel pin, & a handwritten note. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying Capt Jewell's military rank, name, & casualty date which read, "CAPT. EUGENE JEWELL / 9-4-65". The note is handwritten upon the reverse surface of a Topeka Public Schools business card belonging to, "Debbie Stewart" and reads, "Always & forever in my thoughts and prayers". The artifact assemblage was left at The Wall by Topeka Public Schools employee Debbie Stewart between July - August 1992.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

ASSEMBLAGE DEDICATED TO U.S. AIR FORCE CAPTAIN (CAPT) EUGENE MILLARD JEWELL AND CONSISTING OF: COMPONENT (A) COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET, COMPONENT (B) COMMEMORATIVE LAPEL PIN, & COMPONENT (C) HANDWRITTEN NOTE. COMPONENT (A) COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET. 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 CAPT JEWELL'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, & CASUALTY DATE, "CAPT. EUGENE JEWELL / 9-4-65". COMPONENTS (B & C) ARE PRESENTLY AFFIXED TO THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET VIA A SILVER COLORED METAL SAFETY PIN SECURED THROUGH A SMALL, CIRCULARLY SHAPED HOLE DRILLED INTO THE BRACELET. COMPONENT (B) COMMEMORATIVE LAPEL PIN. THE OBJECT IS COMPRISED OF A SILVER COLORED METAL SAFETY PIN AFFIXED, VIA SOME FORM OF CHEMICAL ADHESIVE, TO THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF A LENGTH OF RED, WHITE, & BLUE STRIPED NYLON FOLDED OVER UPON ITSELF INTO A TWO (2)-TAILED RIBBON BOW. AFFIXED TO THE CENTER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THIS RIBBON, ALSO VIA SOME FORM OF CHEMICAL ADHESIVE MATERIAL, IS A LENGTH OF YELLOW NYLON RIBBON TIED INTO A RIBBON BOW. THE LAPEL PIN IS PRESENTLY AFFIXED TO THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF COMPONENT (A), ALONG WITH COMPONENT (C), VIA A SILVER COLORED METAL SAFETY PIN SECURED THROUGH A SMALL, CIRCULARLY SHAPED HOLE DRILLED INTO THE BRACELET. COMPONENT (C) HANDWRITTEN NOTE. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A NOTE HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT UPON THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF A BUSINESS CARD BELONGING TO TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVENTURE CENTER EMPLOYEE DEBBIE STEWART. PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT AT THE UPPER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE CARD, IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOGO, IS THE PHRASE, "TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS", WHILE THE TPS ADVENTURE CENTER LOGO IS SIMILARLY PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT AT THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BUSINESS CARD. PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT AT THE LOWER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BUSINESS CARD IS THE NAME, "DEBBIE STEWART". THE CONTACT INFORMATION, "520 NORWOOD ● TOPEKA, KS 66607 ● [phone number redacted]" IS PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE CARD IS AN INSCRIPTION READING, "ALWAYS & FOREVER IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS". THE BUSINESS CARD IS PRESENTLY AFFIXED TO THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF COMPONENT (A), ALONG WITH COMPONENT (B), VIA A SILVER COLORED METAL SAFETY PIN AND KNOTTED LENGTH OF GOLD COLORED YARN SECURED THROUGH A SMALL, CIRCULARLY SHAPED HOLE DRILLED INTO THE BRACELET.

ACCESSION GROUP

VIVE-00107

RECORD COPONENT QTY

3

ASSOCIATED ITEM TEXT

Text of the engraved, printed, & handwritten inscriptions upon the various object surfaces of COMPONENTS (A & C) is transcribed in full, as follows: [COMPONENT (A), exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "CAPT. EUGENE JEWELL / 9-4-65" / [COMPONENT (C), obverse object surface, printed inscriptions] "TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS / ADVENTURE CENTER / Debbie Stewart / 520 Norwood ● Topeka, Ks 66607 ● [phone number redacted]" / [COMPONENT (C), reverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "Always & forever in my thoughts and prayers"

ITEM DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Item Weight: 21.8g (Collective weight of COMPONENTS (A - C))
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 6.8cm (Diameter) / 21.4cm (Circumference) / 5.5cm (Depth)