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Badge, Identification

Object number2005.1.2

Date2001

MediumPlastic; Metal

Credit LineGift of Father Joseph R. McCaffrey

DescriptionIdentification badge featuring a photograph of a man wearing a black shirt with a white clerical collar in the lower left corner, and an American flag image in the top right corner. Black text in top left section, and black and red text in lower right section. A metal clip is attached to the plastic badge with a plastic loop, in order to affix it to a shirt or jacket. Sticker containing black text adhered to back of badge.DimensionsHeight x Width: 4 × 3.5 in. (10.2 × 8.9 cm)
InscriptionsText in top left section on front reads: "Disaster Site / September 11, 2001". Red text in lower right section reads: "FBI", and black text below this reads: "Fr. Joseph McCaffrey".

Text on sticker reads: "Father Joseph R. McCaffrey / Saints John & Paul Parish / 2586 Wexford Bayne Road / Sewickley, PA 15143".
Historical NotesDisaster site badge worn by Father Joseph McCaffrey. The name badge was issued by the US Government to grant access to the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville.Label TextAs one of the official chaplains of the FBI Pittsburgh Division, Father Joseph McCaffrey rushed to Shanksville on the afternoon of September 11 in order to provide spiritual and emotional support to FBI agents and personnel in need. Almost immediately, he was also asked to counsel the families of the victims as they began to arrive in Shanksville. An affable man known in the bureau as “Father Mac,” McCaffrey wore this jacket and identification badge while performing the solemn task of escorting arriving families to the crash site.

Related institution Federal Bureau of Investigation (founded 1908)

Related institution Saints John & Paul Catholic Church

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