Patch
Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2020.26.1
Dimensions: 2 in X 3.75 in
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 9.525 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 9.525 cm
Source: Douglas Englen
Credit Line: Gift of CW5 Douglas Englen, 160th SOAR, Ret.
Description
Rectangular black military patch with white printed text that reads: "DOUGLAS 'MUFF' ENGLEN | CW5 | U.S. ARMY." Depicted on the patch is the U.S. Army Master aviator wings and a small rendering of a Chinook helicopter. There is Velcro on the back of the patch.
Rectangular black military patch with white printed text that reads: "DOUGLAS 'MUFF' ENGLEN | CW5 | U.S. ARMY." Depicted on the patch is the U.S. Army Master aviator wings and a small rendering of a Chinook helicopter. There is Velcro on the back of the patch.
Historical Notes
On May 1, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. local time, two Blackhawk helicopters piloted by Army aviators transported 23 SEALs, an interpreter, and a combat dog from a U.S. base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan to Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Two additional Chinook helicopters followed them into Pakistan with extra fuel and a backup force. One of the backup Chinook helicopters was piloted by Douglas M. Englen, 3rd Command Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Aviation Command.
On May 1, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. local time, two Blackhawk helicopters piloted by Army aviators transported 23 SEALs, an interpreter, and a combat dog from a U.S. base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan to Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Two additional Chinook helicopters followed them into Pakistan with extra fuel and a backup force. One of the backup Chinook helicopters was piloted by Douglas M. Englen, 3rd Command Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Aviation Command.
