Purple Heart Certificate of John E. Dysterud - 1945

Archive

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Purple Heart Certificate of John E. Dysterud - 1945

Entry/Object ID

2015.13.3a

Scope and Content

Certificate presented to John E. Dysterud, A.S. No. 36738130, presenting him with the Purple Heart, for wounds received resulting in his death. It is signed by the Major General (The Adjutant General) and the Secretary of War (both signatures unreadable). Also included is a general letter from the Adjutant General's office explaining the awarding and acceptable usage of the Purple Heart.

Collection

Dysterud, John Eugene Collection

Cataloged By

Ginny Haen

Acquisition

Accession

2015.13

Source or Donor

Dysterud family, Oscar & Millicent (by Daniel Dobrenick)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Certificate, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1940 - 1946

Archive Notes

Date(s): 07-09-1945

Condition

Overall Condition

v good

Date Examined

Jan 20, 2016

Examined By

Ginny Haen

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

January 20, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 25, 2026