Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Badge, Insignia |
Catalog Number |
UNNUMBERED-1503 |
Date |
1943-1945 |
Material(s) |
Brass |
Dimensions |
H-1.25 W-1.063 inches |
Description |
This is a pair of Distinctive Unit Insignia from the United States Army 464th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. Each pin is a brass and red enamel crest with a square, blue field in the upper right corner and a yellow ribbon splitting the crest from upper left corner to lower right corner. The crest is outlined in silver. There is a metallic silver colored, open parachute in the blue field. There is a striking falcon clutching a bomb in its talons in the center of the crest. |
Collection |
William B. Chescheir Collection |
Event |
World War II |
Subjects |
Insignia Military uniforms World War II Air warfare |
Search Terms |
Army Insignia Uniforms World War, 1939-1945 |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |