gatormeat Posted April 14, 2017 Share #1 Posted April 14, 2017 hello- any assistance identifying (this) possible HF wartime armband brassard would be greatly appreciated. has all appearances of circa WW2 mfgr. -patriotic red/wht/blue colors -double ply construction -fully machine embr'd center blue star, flat cut edged. has scrunched 'HC' letters in white (center) -ribbed cotton twill red/white armband....has white silk (possible rayon....but i think silk)... ply full-lining backing. -12.5" x 4" standard cloth armband dimensions.... -does not glow under the UV blacklight -overall very well constructed..... i know, especially with the on-set of WW2, several obscure grass roots hyper-patriotic organizations sprung-up like weeds.....most short-lived, and most regional to a specific area of the US. each of these civilian para-military type orgs had their own unif. insig. regalia....many (today) consigned to the 'what is it?' bin. i believe Jill Holcomb Smith's Bender books DRESSED FOR DUTY vol 1&2 addressed this HF phenomenon ....however unfortunately, i don't have those reference books to attempt a 'clue' on this one. muchas gracias muchachos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatormeat Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted April 14, 2017 close up image of star patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 14, 2017 Share #3 Posted April 14, 2017 Hollywood Canteen. You have struck gold. See previous postings on this Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted April 14, 2017 Share #4 Posted April 14, 2017 You just beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted April 14, 2017 Share #5 Posted April 14, 2017 Usually they look like this. Interesting that you have the two strands. Great pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 15, 2017 Share #6 Posted April 15, 2017 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmanton Posted April 17, 2017 Share #7 Posted April 17, 2017 The 1944 movie Hollywood Canteen was recently on the TCM channel. Paul Salome, AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted April 17, 2017 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2017 The 1944 movie Hollywood Canteen was recently on the TCM channel. Paul Salome, AZ I ran across it on TCM also. You can see the HC star on the aprons that were worn in the movie. This is cropped from a still from the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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