This insignia represents the 329th Engineers Battalion, an Army unit. It is currently not on public display at the museum.
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Alaska burglary rate — In Alaska, the reported burglary rate was about 242 offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024. The national rate that year was about 232 per 100,000. (Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer). FBI · Crime Data Explorer
Geneva County, Alabama by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Geneva County, Alabama has a population of about 26,647, a median age of 43.6, a median household income of $47,608, a median home value of $120,700. U.S. Census Bureau
Vermont by the numbers — Did you know? According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates, Vermont had a population of about 643,816, median age 42.9, median household income of $74,014, median home value of $272,400. U.S. Census Bureau
North Slope Borough, Alaska by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show North Slope Borough, Alaska has a population of about 10,924, a median age of 36.3, a median household income of $83,472, a median home value of $193,800. U.S. Census Bureau
Icon — Did you know that though elements like Mary's hand gesture and the Christ child's book in this Ethiopian Icon were inspired by a Jesuit copy of an Italian engraving, Mary's handkerchief proudly represents an Ethiopian status symbol? National Museum of African Art
