Belt buckle from the uniform of a member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard

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Belt buckle from the uniform of a member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard

Belt buckle worn by SA (Seaman Apprentice) Lee J. Turner, who was a member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard during services held the weekend of the Kennedy assassination. On the evening of November 22, 1963, Turner served as a body bearer at Andrews Air Force Base and helped remove President Kennedy's casket from Air Force One to a waiting ambulance. During the funeral services for President Kennedy on Monday, November 25, 1963, Turner marched in the procession to Arlington National Cemetery as part of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard.

Object Details
Object title:

Belt buckle from the uniform of a member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard

Date:

1963

Medium:

Metal

Dimensions:

2 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 5/8 in. (7 x 9.2 x 1.6 cm)

Credit line:

Lee J. Turner Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.034.0001

Curatorial Note:

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Turner donated his collection of US Navy Ceremonial Guard memorabilia and recorded an oral history during a visit to the Museum on November 23, 2005. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

Belt buckle from the uniform of a member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard

Belt buckle worn by SA (Seaman Apprentice) Lee J. Turner, who was a member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard during services held the weekend of the Kennedy assassination. On the evening of November 22, 1963, Turner served as a body bearer at Andrews Air Force Base and helped remove President Kennedy's casket from Air Force One to a waiting ambulance. During the funeral services for President Kennedy on Monday, November 25, 1963, Turner marched in the procession to Arlington National Cemetery as part of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard.

Object Details
Object title:

Belt buckle from the uniform of a member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard

Date:

1963

Terms:

Honor Guard

Funeral

Mourning

Funeral services

Turner, Lee J.

Kennedy, John F.

U.S. Navy

Washington, D.C.

New York

Medium:

Metal

Dimensions:

2 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 5/8 in. (7 x 9.2 x 1.6 cm)

Credit line:

Lee J. Turner Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.034.0001

Curatorial Note:

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Turner donated his collection of US Navy Ceremonial Guard memorabilia and recorded an oral history during a visit to the Museum on November 23, 2005. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections