Purple Heart Medal of George J. Hoerres

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.1

Description

Purple Heart Medal for George J. Hoerres who was killed in action on the U.S.S Indianapolis on July 29, 1945. Includes an 8X10 photo, Purple Heard certificate, letter to his mother and certificate signed by President Harry Trueman (with two attached photos.

Collection

Military

Cataloged By

Joe Taylor

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Source or Donor

Warwick C., David

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Medal, Purple Heart, Military, Army, Honor

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

May 24, 2023

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Joe Status Date: 2023-05-24

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 24, 2023

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 18, 2026