VT-10 Squadron Patch
Object NamePatch, Military
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumfabric, thread
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Christine O'Connor. 2023.39.02
Object number2023.39.02
DescriptionPatch, Military; Circular off-white squadron insignia patch, with black border around the edges and rectangular section at the bottom. The patch depicts the insignia for Torpedo Squadron 10, VT-10, nicknamed the Buzzard Brigade. The center of the patch depicts a vulture in flight diving down to the right clutching a broom in its talons. Blood drips from the end of the broom and the vulture's beak. There is a lightning bolt above the vulture's head. Black cursive text in the bottom rectangle reads “G.L. Smith Ensign.”On View
Not on viewCollections
Shaun O’Shaughnessy
1962–1963
Object number: 2018.51.02
