Patch, Military

Name/Title

Patch, Military

Entry/Object ID

28.02.2k

Description

Material: textile. Description: red, white and blue cotton twill - represents Co. C, 164th Engineers Battilion,Williston, N.D. - motifs and print are Native American (most likely Sioux).

Context

Mr. Guentzel lived in Janesville (Alton township), drafted on 6/13/1957, training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana, service school at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. W.W.II/Korean War. Standard uniform issued in 1957-Eisenhower style jacket. Sleeve patch represents 7th Army created in 1942-African campaign, "Born at Sea"(Atlantic),bathed in blood,and crowned in glory designated by blue, gold, and red.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Patch, Military

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.28.02.2k

Create Date

June 12, 2002

Update Date

November 21, 2024