United States Air Force badge worn by a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
Archival History
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Colleen Picchi, the daughter of Eddie Mills Murphy.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Colleen Picchi
Scope and Content
Badge that belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy. Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany, after the war and was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg War Crmies Trials from 1945-1946.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Golden badge (pin) with aircraft propeller and wings
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Signal Corps
Subjects
- Photographers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Photographers--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Journalism, Military--United States.
- Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949--Pictorial works.
- Soldiers as artists--United States--Biography.
- War crime trials--Germany--Nuremberg--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Object
- Military Insignia
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