USMC Honorable Discharge Buttons

[cutiger83]

One small item I like to collect is USMC honorable discharge buttons. They vary according to EGA, button on back, and in other ways. Here are the few I have collected so far.

 

....Kat

 

 

[cutiger83]

Here are the backs. The pin back version has an NS Meyer Hallmark

[cutiger83]

This is a 1930's variety with a droop wing.

[cutiger83]

Here is another close-up of one

[cutiger83]

One more close-up

[Brig]

nice pins. The pinbacks were generally issued to females who don't tend to have button holes on their lapels. I, too, hold onto these when I get a variant. Think I have 7 or 8, will have to check if any are different than yours and post them here. There are actually quite a few variants, and some can bring 20-30 bucks each, if not more, at auction

[cutiger83]

The pinbacks were generally issued to females who don't tend to have button holes on their lapels.

 

Brig,

 

I did not know the pin back were for women. Thanks for the info!

 

Also, thanks for the new one in my collection!

 

...Kat

[teufelhunde.ret]

interesting start of a USMC pin collection, look forward to seeing ,ore as you acquire them!

[Patriot12]

Nice collection sir.

[uplandmod]

Very nice Kat!

Didn't know of the many variations!

 

Leonardo

[cutiger83]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I can't afford helmets and other high priced items so I LOVE little USMC items like this.

It is interesting trying to find variations.

 

Thanks again....Kat

[Brig]

here are some of mine, as promised, minus one I got in today. One of the typical WWII ones is marked AE Co Utica, and the Reserve is marked Bastian Brothers

[Brig]

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[Fly USMC]

Great thread and pictures. Kat and Brig, Thanks for posting. I will see if I have any different ones an eventually post them.

[Jack's Son]

I would imagine that there is a pin back that is Pink.

[manayunkman]

I would imagine that there is a pin back that is Pink.

 

I didn't know you were a Marine ?

[manayunkman]

Kat,

 

Always great to see another angle on collecting.

 

I never imagined there were variations to these pins.

 

Thank you for waking me up.

 

M

[Brig]

I would imagine that there is a pin back that is Pink.

Why would you imagine that?