Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Patch that belonged to Eric W. Wolf, a German refugee who served in the U.S. Military in the Signal Corps.
- Date
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approximately 1943-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Family of Eric W. Wolf
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Color patches (military patches) (aat)
- Physical Description
- Round blue patch with a red border and "XI" embroidered in red thread in the center
- Dimensions
- overall: | Diameter: 2.756 inches (7 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army. Signal Corps
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The patch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Lloyd Wolf, son of Eric W. Wolf.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 17:41:06
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn737654
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Also in Wolf family collection
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, passports, a WWII diary, and some military medals and insignia that belonged to the Wolf family, namely Eric W. Wolf who was a German refugee who served in the U.S. Military in the Signal Corps.
Date: approximately 1941-1943
Wolf family papers
Document
Comprised of documents, correspondence, family photographs, passports, and a ketubah for the Wolf family. Also included is Eric W. Wolf's (1922-2007) diary, chronicling his experiences in the US Military in the Signal Corps after he and his family fled Germany for New York in 1937.
Ribbon bar pin that belonged to Eric W. Wolf
Object
Ribbon bar pin that belonged to Eric W. Wolf, a German refugee who served in the U.S. Military in the Signal Corps.
Ribbon bar pin that belonged to Eric W. Wolf
Object
Ribbon bar pin that belonged to Eric W. Wolf, a German refugee who served in the U.S. Military in the Signal Corps.
Patch that belonged to Eric W. Wolf
Object
Patch for the United States Second Army that belonged to Eric W. Wolf, a German refugee who served in the U.S. Military in the Signal Corps.
French 5 Franc scrip that belonged to Eric W. Wolf
Object
5 franc note, issued in 1944, that belonged to Eric W. Wolf, a German refugee who served in the U.S. Military in the Signal Corps.
