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Title |
WWII Army Sergeant Patch, c. 1942-1946 |
Object Name |
Patch, Military |
Description |
WWII Army Sergeant Patch, c. 1942-1946. Patch with three embroidered olive green chevron bars pointing upward on a navy blue, almost black, felt background. Its shape follows the outline of the green bars. There are pieces of olive green thread around the edges, from the patch previously being sewn onto something. |
Date |
c. 1942-1946 |
Creator |
United States Army |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2018.005.016 |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 W-3.25 D-0.125 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
(none) |
Provenance |
This belonged to Peter A. Ryan, Jr. who was born at 505 Marshall Street in Redwood City. Ryan worked at Ryan Pharmacy before and after serving in WWII. During the war, he was stationed at Baxter General Hospital in Spokane, WA as a pharmacist in the hospital pharmacy, as part of the Ninth Service Command. |
Notes |
Sergeant was and still is the second-lowest non-commissioned officer rank, superior to corporal and subordinate to every other officer rank. Sergeants often serve as leaders of small sections/squads. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II 03/28/2018] "The Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces." They were created in 1942. "Army Service Forces brought together elements of five different components of the Army: elements of the War Department General Staff, especially its G-4 component; the Office of the Under Secretary of War; the eight administrative bureaux; the nine corps areas, which became the service commands; and the six supply arms and services, which became known as the technical services." The Ninth Service Command covered the western states. The service commands were responsible for various logistical aspects of maintaining the army. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Service_Forces; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_area 03/26/2018] Baxter General Hospital opened in Spokane, WA in 1943 as a temporary military hospital. More information at http://www.historylink.org/File/10111 [accessed 03/26/2018] |
Search Terms |
Army Military Uniforms Ryan Jr., Peter A. Uniforms United States Army War Service World War II World War Two WWII |
Subjects |
Military hospitals Military service Military uniforms Uniforms World War II |
People |
Ryan, Jr., Peter A. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Kathleen Ryan |