Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Patch
Object Number:
INV.7434q
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 3.5 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular brown wool patch; with five yellow cotton bars.
Gallery Label:
This patch was worn by enlisted personnel of all branches of the military on the left sleeve of their jackets during World War II. Each bar indicated six months overseas service.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
