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Army Air Force Communication Specialist Patch, 1940/1949

1-inverted triangular patch with that has a gold communication tower embroidered in the center with four gold lightening rays coming out from the top of the communication tower. The background of the patch is supposed to be dark blue but may have been stained with a yellow substance and is now teal green. The patch was an insignia of the Army Air Forces Technical Specialists. It belonged to Armand J. Galfo, U.S. Air Force Reserves officer and Assistant Dean of the School of Education at the College of William and Mary between 1965 and 1966. The patch measures approximately 2in. (length) x 1.5in. (width) and is in fair condition. There are loose blue and black threads on the two bottom corners of the patch. The patch has suffered discoloration and is now teal green instead of blue. Located in University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13), UA Textiles. UA 2007.063.09

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Armand J. Galfo Papers, 1940/2008, bulk 1958/1995
  3. Series 9: Artifacts

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