Patch, Military
Patch, Military
Patch, Military

Patch, Military

Object number2017.15.7
Date1949-1964
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Carmen Vacca
DescriptionOctagonal embroidered military patch. Background is red with off-white cross pattee at center; cross is presented on a diagonal and has rounded arms.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.063 × 2.188 × 0.125 in. (5.2 × 5.6 × 0.3 cm)
Historical NotesThis Eighth U.S. Army shoulder sleeve insignia belonged to Carmen Vacca. Carmen Vacca was an Italian immigrant who served as a Seargent 1st Class in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1949-1953 and from 1955-1964, and a Corporal in the Korean War from 1953-1954. In Korea, he was in charge of the communications for the 58th Ordinance Company and used his skills as an electrician to provide power to the ammoniums camp and neighboring village. During his service, he spent time in Sihung, Korea. Just before he was drafted into the Korean War, Vacca and his family’s American citizenship was questioned, and the U.S. proceeded against the family to try to deport them; their deposition was the day before he shipped out. Vacca’s Reserve unit relocated to West Virginia and he retired from his military service; if he would have stayed, he would have shipped to Vietnam in the late 1960s with his unit.
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