Patch
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2011.873.8
Dimensions: 4.5 in X 4 in X 0.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 11.43 cm X 10.16 cm X 0.635 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 11.43 cm X 10.16 cm X 0.635 cm
Source: Karen Ann Navas
Credit Line: Gift of Karen Navas, in memory of Joseph M. Navas
Keywords
First Responders
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
Victim Personal Property
Victims
First Responders
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
Victim Personal Property
Victims
Description
Port Authority Police Department embroidered uniform patch belonging to Joseph M. Navas. The patch features the Port Authority logo in the center in yellow. Text embroidered in white, against a blue background reads: "Port Authority | Police | New York | New Jersey." The patch has a yellow border.
Port Authority Police Department embroidered uniform patch belonging to Joseph M. Navas. The patch features the Port Authority logo in the center in yellow. Text embroidered in white, against a blue background reads: "Port Authority | Police | New York | New Jersey." The patch has a yellow border.
Historical Notes
Born in the Bronx, Joseph Navas lived in Paramus, New Jersey, with his wife, Karen, and their three children. In his time off, he coached his older son’s Little League baseball team and worked in his garden. An officer with the PAPD’s PATH Emergency Service Unit, Joseph was trained in rescue and counterterrorism techniques. On September 11, Officer Navas responded to the North Tower. He was 44 years old.
Born in the Bronx, Joseph Navas lived in Paramus, New Jersey, with his wife, Karen, and their three children. In his time off, he coached his older son’s Little League baseball team and worked in his garden. An officer with the PAPD’s PATH Emergency Service Unit, Joseph was trained in rescue and counterterrorism techniques. On September 11, Officer Navas responded to the North Tower. He was 44 years old.
