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US Army 101st Airborne Division shoulder sleeve patch with a bald eagle head

Object | Accession Number: 2004.749.11

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    US Army 101st Airborne Division shoulder sleeve patch with a bald eagle head

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Shoulder sleeve insignia, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, known as the Screaming Eagles. The shield shaped badge has an Airborne banner and a bald eagle, originally representing a Civil War mascot named Old Abe, the origin of the unit’s nickname. The Airborne parachuted into Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944, to clear the way for troops to land on Utah Beach. In September, it was part of the Allied attempt to liberate the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. The Unit was in southern Germany in late April 1945, where it discovered Kaufering IV, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp. The 101st Airborne and the 12th Armored Divisions liberated the camp on April 27th and 28th. They found approximately 500 dead prisoners; the other inmates had been transported by SS guards as Allied Forces closed in. The Divisions forced local residents to bury the dead. The Unit was moving toward Berchtesgaden when Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945. The 101st Division was part of the Army of Occupation until their inactivation in Germany on November 30th, 1945.
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    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
    Markings
    front, top, center, on black banner, embroidered, yellow thread : AIRBORNE

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Classification
    Military Insignia
    Category
    Badges
    Physical Description
    Shield shaped military patch topped by an arched banner machine embroidered on white net backing. It has a black field, with an embroidered black border. In the center is the white head of a bald eagle in left profile with a single black eye, an open, yellow beak, and a red tongue. The word Airborne is stitched across the banner in yellow uppercase letters. The patch shows no signs of use.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
    Materials
    overall : thread, net

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    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The badge was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.
    Record last modified:
    2023-08-25 15:55:48
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