Hardy C. Daugherty

Hardy C. Daugherty

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A frontal portrait of Hardy C. Daugherty depicted as Color Sergeant, 18th Infantry, First Division. An oil painting on an illustration board. A white man, Color Sergeant Daughtery has brown hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a olive drab tunic holding an M1917 steel helmet. His tunic has two military ribbons pinned on his left chest: Philippine Campaign on the left, the right one being the Croix de Guerre (France). On the right arm, there are two upward chevrons with a star beneath it indicating his rank of Color Sergeant within the Army Aviation. On his left arm, there is a big red 1 indicating the first division as well as two yellow downward chevrons near the end of the sleeve indicating at least one year of oversea service. His signature is seen on the bottom of the protrait. The bottom corners experience some wear and tear.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Painting
date made
1918
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
Chase, Joseph Cummings
Chase, Joseph Cummings
maker
Chase, Joseph Cummings
Physical Description
oil (overall production method/technique)
Illustration board (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 24 5/8 in x 18 1/2 in; 62.5475 cm x 46.99 cm
ID Number
AF.58046M
catalog number
58046M
accession number
203612
subject
Distinguished Service Cross
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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