Badge, Merit
Object number2003.47.59
Datec. 1935
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Cleon Wingard
DescriptionRound, white fabric patch with red embroidered text and blue detailed decoration. In the center of the patch is a red embroidered cross inside a blue border.Dimensions3.75 in. (9.5 cm)Inscriptions"LIFE SAVING SERVICE A.R.C." is embroidered in red with red ovals separating each word around outside edge.
Historical NotesDonated by Cleon Wingard, whose mother, Lenore Kight Wingard, was an Olympic swimmer and an internationally renowned athlete in the 1930s. She participated in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
Related person
Lenore Kight Wingard
Related institution
American Red Cross Life Saving Service
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1935
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