St. Louis Civil Defense Auxiliary Police Uniform Patch
- Item sets
- Cold War St. Louis
- Title
- St. Louis Civil Defense Auxiliary Police Uniform Patch
- Description
- This patch was issued to a member of the auxiliary police in St. Louis. The auxiliary police force was made up of civilian volunteers who would provide additional support to the Office of Civil Defense and police departments in cases of emergency. Auxiliary police aided in the 1954 public participation test of the siren warning system. This specific patch was owned by an African American St. Louis resident, Raymond Collier, though his participation in the test is unknown. Additional pieces of his uniform can be found in the Missouri Historical Society's collections.
- Creator
- Office of Civil Defense
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Subject
- Cold War
- Civil Defense
- Police Department
- Auxiliary Police
- Uniforms
- Temporal Coverage
- 1950 – 1959
- Spatial Coverage
- St. Louis
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Object
- Format
- jpg
- Date
- ca. 1950-1955
- Is Part Of
- MHS Objects Collection
- Identifier
- 2017-166-0001-003
- Explanation of Omeka Map Location
- This shape outlines the city of St. Louis, where the owner of the patch lived.
- Media
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AP patch.jpg