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Gulf War Medals

Gulf War Medals

Sep 29, 2021 | Artifact - Persian Gulf

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) worn by SK1 Cecile Irene Boyd

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) worn by SK1 Cecile Irene Boyd

Sep 29, 2021 | Artifact - WW II

The US Navy first enlisted the help of women for support duties in the World War I. With the World War II, women were once again recruited, this time with the establishment of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) in 1942. The new female recruits...
M1911 pistol belonging to First Lieutenant Edgar N. Coffey, Jr.

M1911 pistol belonging to First Lieutenant Edgar N. Coffey, Jr.

Sep 29, 2021 | Artifact - Mexican Punitive

First Lieutenant Edgar Nathan Coffey, Jr. (1889-1976), of Jackson, Mississippi, carried this M1911 pistol while serving in Company F, 1st Mississippi Infantry as part of the Mexican-Punitive Expedition. National Guard troops from across the country, including the 1st...
US Army Medal of Honor awarded to Second Lieutenant Van T. Barfoot

US Army Medal of Honor awarded to Second Lieutenant Van T. Barfoot

Sep 29, 2021 | Artifact - Early Missississippi History, Artifact - WW II

A native of Edinburg, Mississippi, Van T. Barfoot (1919-2012) enlisted in the US Army in 1940 and served in L Company, 157th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division during the World War II. He participated in the Allied invasions of Sicily in July 1943 and mainland Italy in...
US Army Medal of Honor awarded to Private First Class Mack A. Jordan

US Army Medal of Honor awarded to Private First Class Mack A. Jordan

Sep 29, 2021 | Artifact - Korean War

Mack Alvin Jordan (1928-1951), of Collins, Mississippi, was inducted into the United States Army in January 1951. By June, he was sent with the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division for combat in the Korean War. Private First Class Jordan was serving as a...
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