Name/Title
Boot, HikingEntry/Object ID
1988.016.003Description
Dark brown leather hiking boots with khaki canvas tops and black round shoe strings.Use
Hiking boots issued by the US military.Context
Ken Ramsey wore these hiking boots during his service with the U. S. Army Intelligence during the Vietnam era from 1965 to 1970. Ramsey enlisted in the US Army in 1967. He was trained in Military Intelligence and was an interrogator and interpreter in the Vietnam War. Ken served with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star Medal, an Army Commendation Medal with Cluster, a Purple Heart and several others as well. He also served at both the Pentagon in the Pentagon Counterintelligence Unit and taught at the Army Intelligence School.
After his return from Vietnam, Ramsey served as a patrol officer for the Batavia Police Department from 1971-74. He transitioned to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in 1974 and went on to be elected as Sheriff in 1994, serving three consecutive terms, the longest serving sheriff in Kane County history.
Ramsey served as a Batavia Alderman for eight years, Commander of VFW Post 1197, and in 1984 helped plan and finance Batavia's Vietnam Veterans Monument. At the time of its construction, it was one of less than a dozen such monuments in the nation. Ramsey passed away in 2023.Collection
MilitaryMade/Created
Date made
1955 - 1975Notes
Year: 1955-1975
Decade: 1950, 1960, 1970Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Boot, HikingNomenclature Primary Object Term
BootNomenclature Sub-Class
FootwearNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsSearch Terms
Vietnam WarDimensions
Height
9 inWidth
4-1/2 inLength
12 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ramsey, KenExhibitions
Exhibition
To Secure These RightsNotes
Exhibit Start: 2026-03-01Updated By
Kate GarrettUpdate Date
August 12, 2026
