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The Personal Collection of Colonel Claude S. Buchanan
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Leather Name Badge of Colonel C.S. Buchanan
Project type
Natural leather patch
Date
c. 1941
Location
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Description
A leather patch previously worn by Colonel Claude. S. Buchanan, previously attached to his uniform. The style of this leather patch is typical of World War II-era name badges of its day, bearing "C. S. Buchanan" in a clean and readable typeface. These leather patches were specifically donned by those serving in the United States Army Air Forces, established on June 20th, 1941, to succeed its predecessor, the United States Army Air Corps, in unifying its operations.
Curator
Aiyana Gross; Elio Singer
Copyright
Sarah Miller Boye
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