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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

Jan 19, 2023 | Artifact - Halls of Honor, 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...
Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart Medals awarded to Specialist Joe H. Brown

Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart Medals awarded to Specialist Joe H. Brown

Jan 18, 2023 | Artifact - Vietnam War

Specialist Four Joe H. Brown (1943-1968) of Jackson, Mississippi, was a demolition specialist with Company B, 15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division in the Dinh Tong Province when he was killed during an attack on his battalion by Viet Cong forces. Following...
US Army Medal of Honor awarded to Second Lieutenant Van T. Barfoot

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

Jan 16, 2023 | Artifact - Halls of Honor

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...
Gold Star Pilgrimage medallion belonging to Maidie B. Jones

Gold Star Pilgrimage medallion belonging to Maidie B. Jones

Jan 14, 2023 | Artifact - Interwar Period, Artifact - WW I

In March 1929, 11 years after the First World War, Congress authorized fully-funded, government-organized pilgrimages for mothers and widows to visit American military cemeteries in Europe. Between 1930 and 1933, the United States government transported nearly 7,000...
Purple Heart Medal awarded to Seaman First Class Robert E. Moody

Purple Heart Medal awarded to Seaman First Class Robert E. Moody

Sep 29, 2021 | Artifact - WW II

Robert Edward Moody (1917-1941), of Utica, Mississippi, enlisted in the United States Navy on October 4, 1940. He served as a Seaman First Class aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39), stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. At the age of 24, Seaman Moody lost his life in the...

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