Navy Chuting Stars patch owned by William Goines
date: label: Date
content: 1961 - 1964
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
label: Owned by
content: Master Chief Petty Officer William H. Goines, American
notes: label: Description
content: Patch in the shape of a shield in yellow, blue, and white stitching. The shield is on a dark blue background, outlined in yellow. Within the shield is a diagonal bar in yellow. Within the bar are four (4) dark blue parachutes with white stars attached to the bottom of the suspension lines and letters in the center [N/A/V/Y]. In the upper right quadrant within the shield is the insignia of the United States Navy Seals in yellow. In the lower left quadrant is a five (5) pointed star with four (4) contrails extending out from the star toward the middle left side. Below the shield is a yellow banner outlined in dark blue. Within either side of the banner is dark blue text. On the left portion of the banner [PARACHUTE / TEAM]. On the right portion of the banner [CHUTING / STARS].
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
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, Gift of Retired Master Chief Petty Officer William H. Goines
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.202.3.1
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 synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 7/8 × 5 in. (14.9 × 12.7 cm)