Insignia Patch

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Insignia Patch

Entry/Object ID

2000.12.28

Description

Fully embroidered insignia patch showing an Arabic numeral "2" on an olive-green ground. The top half of the 2 is red, and the bottom half is white. The upper two corners of the rectangular patch are chamfered.

Context

Worn by Louis Provost Peck of Montpelier, Vermont, during World War II.

Acquisition

Accession

2000.12

Source or Donor

Peck, Louis Provost (1918-2008)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1939 - 1945

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Patch, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Peck, Louis Provost (1918-2008)

Person or Organization

United States Army

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War II