Pin, lapel
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1944
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.1395.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- General Service
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- 2 unidentified non-ferrous metals
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 2.3 cm
- Width
- 1.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- post WWII (after 1944) mailed out to recipients after demobilization/ Leading Aircraftsman Charles Alexander McCool served with the RCAF 1941-1946 (overseas service 1943-1946)
- Canada
-
Leading Aircraftsman Charles Alexander McCool's clerical service with the 39 Reconnaissance Wing of the RCAF was typical of the majority of enlisted personnel who contributed to the Allied victory - Function
-
worn on lapel of suit jacket or sports coat to identify wearer as member of armed forces on active duty during WWII - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering on banner along bottom reads: "GENERAL SERVICE"; numbering engraved on back above post reads: "551991"; raised lettering on back below post reads: "PENALTY/FOR MISUSE/500 DOLLARS/OR SIX MONTHS/IMPRISONMENT/STERLING"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- silver pin; brazen wheel fastener
- Decoration
- shield has 3 maple leafs joined at stem; surmounted by Tudor crown
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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, after 1944, Artifact no. 2004.1395, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1395.001/
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