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Patch, Insignia

Object number2015.17.5

MediumCotton thread

Credit LineGift of Florence Chiodo

DescriptionRed, oval-shaped patch with white border around the edge and white text across top and bottom. In the center is a white eagle with outstretched wings on a red, white, and blue vertical striped background.Dimensions2.625 x 2.125 in., 0.125 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm, 0.3 cm)
InscriptionsText on front at top and bottom "EAGLE / SCOUT".
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Chiodo family and the Chiodo Tavern. Joe Chiodo came with his family to Homestead in 1927 at the age of 10 from Calabria, Italy. Chiodo helped his father in his cobbler business and then served in WWII. When he got back from the war, the family decided to purchase a new building for the shop at 107 W. Eighth Avenue in Homestead. The building had been a bar so they kept running it as a bar and the continued to do so until Joe retired and sold the building in 2005. Over the years, memorabilia from Joe’s time in WWII, local mills, etc., filled the walls and ceiling of the bar. These items were left in Joe’s house after he passed and were donated on behalf of his wife Florence.

Previous owner Joseph J. Chiodo

Related institution Boy Scouts of America

Related institution Chiodo's Tavern

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