Shoulder patch for the 93rd Infantry Division "Blue Helmets"
date: label: Date
content: 1918 - 1945
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: 93rd Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1919
notes: label: Caption
content: Soldiers from the 93rd Infantry Division were assigned to the French and wore French Adrian helmets. They adopted this patch as their unit insignia, along with the nickname “Blue Helmets.”
label: Description
content: A shoulder patch for the 93rd Infantry Division. The circular patch contains a light blue helmet on a navy blue background. The back of the patch is empty.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
label: Topic
content: World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.244
objectType: label: Type
content: patches (costume accessories)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: thread and felt
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/16 in. (7.5 x 7.5 x 0.2 cm)