Insignia, Unit, 51st Marine Defense Battalion, United States Marine Corps

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Insignia, Unit, 51st Marine Defense Battalion, United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps embroidered 51st Marine Air Defense Battalion shoulder insignia; white embroidered numeral "51" with blue embroidered anti-aircraft gun depicted in center; white embroidered letter text "USMC".

Created by

Jason A. Smith

Date Created

06/04/2015

Source

National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Aviation; Awards

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