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German Shoulder Board

Specifications

German Shoulder Board

Category

Military

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols - Insignia - Insignia, Shoulder - Board, Shoulder

Object Origin
Date Manufactured:

c. 1940

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Single shoulder board for uniform. Black rectangular fabric with pointed end. Applied gold band around its perimeter, with button hole at pointed end. There are two (2) square silver-colored metal buttons on either side of insignia of two (2) crossing anchors.

Materials:

cloth

metal

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 0.25 in, Length: 4 in, Width: 2 in
    Weight: 0.037 lbs

Credit

Gift of Margaret Wdowiak, wife of U-505 boarding party member Stanley Wdowiak, 2000.13.4

Display Status

On Exhibit

German Shoulder Board

About: German Shoulder Board

About: German Shoulder Board

This German naval shoulder board uniform insignia of two crossing anchors was worn by the U-505’s navigator, Alfred Reinig.

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