Captain Walter F. Duke stickers

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Walter F. Duke stickers

Walter F. Duke stickers

Name/Title

Captain Walter F. Duke stickers

Entry/Object ID

2010.002.0075

Scope and Content

2 stickers ; 3" diameter on an 8 1/8"w x 4 5/8"h sheet 2 stickers 3" in diameter on a sheet of white paper 8 1/8"w x 4 5/8"h. The circular stickers have an olive brown background with golden brown lettering and image of Walter Francis Duke. The lettering around the outside edge says, "Captain Walter F. Duke 495th Twin Tailed Dragons Fighter Squadron." The inner circle is 2 1/8" in diameter with a portrait of Duke and a smaller circle 13/16" diameter dark blue background with golden wings around a white and red star and the shield for "10" in the jointure of the wings. Above Duke is "August 1921--June 1944." When Duke's remains were discovered in the 2000s, the family and community created several pieces to build consensus for naming a soon-to-be-completed elementary school after him.

Collection

Duke Family Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1999 - 2010

Location

Container

Duke Family Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 07, Shelf 1

Rack

Rack 07

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Duke, Walter Francis