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82nd Airborne Division Patch

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World War II ➔ 82nd Airborne Division Patch

Identifier:
1999.31.8.8
Description:
This patch is part of Archival Collection #111 - Kenneth Veneklasen World War II Collection which includes paper ephemera, photographs, correspondence, and documents related to Veneklasen's service during WWII. 
Materials:
Paper
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
In Memory of Kenneth I. Veneklasen
Related Entities:
Thelma Veneklasen (donor) Kenneth Veneklasen (is related to)
Kenneth Veneklasen of Grand Rapids, Michigan served in the United States Army during World War II. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and also invaded the Netherlands in a Grand Rapids-built glider. Veneklasen also liberated the Wöbbelin Concentration Camp near the city of Ludwigslust in 1945. 
Related Place:
Grand Rapids