patch
Catalog Number
2014.5.7Description
Round, blue patch showing the 3rd Air Force insignia. The patch consists of a white star, red dot in center, with golden wings.History
Items from 2014.5 belonged to the donor, Donald J. Van Ark.Don, with wife Lileeth Brouwer Van Ark (1920-2006), lived in Holland at 1056 South Shore Drive for more than 50 years.
Don, born 4-27-1920, worked as a teacher and principal at Lakeview School in Holland, MI.
Don served in the US Army during WWII for 4 years. He was a member of the Signal Corp, attached to the Air Force (the Air Force was a part of the Army until 1947).