Shadow box consisting of a velvet-lined shallow cardboard box inserted into a wood frame. The shadow box is filled with insignia pins and patches. The insignia include a brass pin in the shape of crossed cannons with an arrow (Air Defense Artillery); a brass pin in the shape of crossed cannons with the number 665 (665th Artillery); a gold pin in the shape of a 7-pointed leaf (Major); two connected silver-toned bars (Captain); a rectangular silver-toned bar (1st Lieutenant); a gold-toned metal pin in the shape of a spread eagle (hat insignia indicating officer); an orange and blue patch with a silhouette of an Indigenous American man with war feathers (98th Infantry division "Iroquois"); a round blue patch with white stars and a red arrow (US Army Pacific); a red octagonal patch with a yellow icon (Hawaiian Department); a silver-toned metal of a cross within a laurel wreath and a bar with the word "CARBINE" (Expert Marksman); a long bar covered in a striped ribbon (WWII Victory); a small gold pin with an eagle (Asiatic Pacific campaign); a dog tag; two brass pins shaped like the initials U.S.; a white rectangular piece of fabric printed with the word, "SUMNER".
Context
Made by Joyce William Sumner using pins and patches that were awarded to him for his service during World War II.
