Title:
LST-325 Mississippi-Ohio River Cruise 2003 Patch
Object ID:
2017.097
Object Name:
Patch, Insignia
Date:
2003
Description:
A circular iron-on patch for crew members aboard LST-325 for the 2003 River Cruise along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers (visiting Cape Girardeau & St. Louis, MO; Vicksburg & Greenville, MS; Evansville & Jeffersonville, IN; Paducah, KY; New Orleans, LA). The patch bears the USS LST Ship Memorial logo (taken from the Evansville Shipyard logo of WWII) showing the bow of an LST with the morse code for "V" (Victory) underneath. "LST 325" and "Mississippi-Ohio Rivers Cruise 2003 Crew Member" are stitched in navy and white around the outside, respectively.