Insignia shoulder patch for the 92nd Infantry Division

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945

Description

A 92nd Infantry Division insignia shoulder patch. The circular patch is hand sewn into a square swatch of army green fabric. The embroidered insignia consists of a navy blue buffalo with its head facing towards the viewer embroidered on a grey background encircled with a 3/16th of an inch navy blue border. The right top corner has the number "92" written in what appears to be black ink.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1917-1945

Object number

2011.155.219

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

insignias

Medium

thread and cloth

Dimensions

H x W: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition

Double Victory: The African American Military Experience

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Buffalo Soldiers

Military

World War I

World War II

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd553eda312-4b3e-414a-9673-204dfe1a884b

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.155.219