Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 18, 2017 Aloha Everyone, These are from an old museum archive that I've had for many years. Most of them are Commissioned and Warrant specialty marks worn on the sleeve cuff per the uniform regulations of 1941-1946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted November 18, 2017 USN Line Officer (worn as point down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted November 18, 2017 USN Medical Corps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted November 18, 2017 USN Dental Corps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Medical/Pharmacist (Could also be Commissioned Hospital Corps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Pharmacist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted November 18, 2017 USN Supply Corps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Chief Pay Clerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted November 18, 2017 1943 Warrant Carpenter - Civil Engineer Corps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Carpenter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Chief Machinist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Machinist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Electrician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #14 Posted November 18, 2017 1942 Warrant Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted November 18, 2017 Here's a rare unauthorized insignia on the board Warrant Cryptological Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted November 18, 2017 1942 Warrant Ship's Clerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted November 18, 2017 Warrant Chief Gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #18 Posted November 18, 2017 USN Chaplain Corps - Muslim (could also be ship's cook, but I think not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #19 Posted November 18, 2017 ...and a mystery insignia. Can anyone ID this single acorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin B. Posted November 18, 2017 Share #20 Posted November 18, 2017 The last one is Construction Corps, abolished in 1940. The Crypto device, as Communications Technician, was authorized in 1958. Cool collection, I always like seeing the variations of embroidery details. Thanks for the post, Justin B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share #21 Posted November 18, 2017 Thanks Justin, So the Construction Corps is a Commissioned insignia, I was looking under the Warrant marks for that one. The Crypto insignia looks older, but may be 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 19, 2017 Share #22 Posted November 19, 2017 Excellent examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastersMate Posted November 19, 2017 Share #23 Posted November 19, 2017 The specialty marks for the Pharmacist and the Gunner done in the yellow silk are interesting. In the April or May 1940 editions of the Bupers Bulletin, the predecessor to All Hands, was an article concerning changes to the Navy uniform regs. One item concerned the current shortages of gold lace thread which was imported from France. Until the US textile industry could figure out how to manufacture the lace in quantity, yellow silk embroidery thread could be substituted for the gold thread needed to produce the gold lace/bullion type items. CPO rating badges were effected by early 1942 and the plain white thread crows on the CPO rating badge in place of the bullion embroidered crow and specialty mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin B. Posted November 19, 2017 Share #24 Posted November 19, 2017 The specialty marks for the Pharmacist and the Gunner done in the yellow silk are interesting. In the April or May 1940 editions of the Bupers Bulletin, the predecessor to All Hands, was an article concerning changes to the Navy uniform regs. One item concerned the current shortages of gold lace thread which was imported from France. Until the US textile industry could figure out how to manufacture the lace in quantity, yellow silk embroidery thread could be substituted for the gold thread needed to produce the gold lace/bullion type items. I wondered if that's what those were, but I can't say I've seen any of that vintage before. The first authorization of "non-gold" insignia was Change No. 1 to the 1922 Uniform Regulations, Nov. 1924, which added "or yellow silk lace of approved shade and pattern" for stripes and corps devices. It seems like Depression, war shortages or whatever, most officers and chiefs preferred to get the "genuine article." The crescent device in post #18 looks like the USN Muslim Chaplain's device of today, but that was only authorized in 1994. I've checked the references I have for USPHS, USMS, USC&GS, and ATS but can't find anything that exactly matches. Steamship company, maybe? Justin B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share #25 Posted November 24, 2017 I wondered if that's what those were, but I can't say I've seen any of that vintage before. The first authorization of "non-gold" insignia was Change No. 1 to the 1922 Uniform Regulations, Nov. 1924, which added "or yellow silk lace of approved shade and pattern" for stripes and corps devices. It seems like Depression, war shortages or whatever, most officers and chiefs preferred to get the "genuine article." The crescent device in post #18 looks like the USN Muslim Chaplain's device of today, but that was only authorized in 1994. I've checked the references I have for USPHS, USMS, USC&GS, and ATS but can't find anything that exactly matches. Steamship company, maybe? Justin B. So perhaps it is a bullion ships' cook crescent? Bullion Commissary compared to a Gemsco example from a bulletin board posting by navycollector here http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/insignia-flags-regalia/us-navy-rating-badges-118445-5/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now