Purple Heart issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr.

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The Purple Heart issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a gold heart with an image of George Washington on a ribbon. The ribbon is purple with white edges. The ribbon is connected to a gold pinback through an opening on top of the pin. The bottom of the pin is sewn with white thread to the ribbon. The medal hangs from its ribbon by a rectangular metal loop with rounded corners. The heart is gold plated with a black interior heart containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart is the shield of George Washington's coat of arms; a white shield with two red bars and three red stars above, between branches of green leaves. The back of the medal has a raised relief heart with the words, [FOR / MILITARY / MERIT / JOHN E. WARREN / JR.] below the raised relief coat of arms and leaves.

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