Costa Posted July 14, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2018 no idea what it is for or time period. any body pin point this??? not even sure if it is ww2. number on back is a patent number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted July 14, 2018 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodes Posted July 14, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 14, 2018 Would the patent number possibly help denote date?....Appears to depict the USN and the Pacific....Whether it's from WW2, I don't know.....Bodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted July 14, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 14, 2018 I would assume thats a flight (nurse) orderly. Very cool. Unusual.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2018 News item - The Summit Herald, Thursday December 4th, 1947, Summit, New Jersey page 8 "A total travel distance equaling 12 trip around the world in 14 months is the flight record of Seaman R. L. Wickham, enlisted flight orderly of the Naval Air Transport Service. In flying 200,000 miles in that time, Wickam served NATS passengers 4,320 inflight meals" http://www.digifind-it.com/summit/DATA/newspapers/herald/1947/1947-12-04.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 14, 2018 Flying Tiger Antiques online ad: http://www.flyingtigerantiques.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=usnw20001nats Same pin plus ID photo and wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #7 Posted July 14, 2018 Contrary to the Flying Tiger description in the link I posted above, I don't believe the duties of a USN flight orderly included nursing or medical training. From Our Navy Magazine, November 1st, 1945 - The Navy's Sky Hosts - Flight Orderly, USN - Wartime Steward for the Planes of NATS by Robert Garrick See link at VP Navy for larger version - first page https://www.vpnavy.com/misc_2013/natshistory_02_05jun2013.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #8 Posted July 14, 2018 From Our Navy Magazine, November 1st, 1945 - The Navy's Sky Hosts - Flight Orderly, USN - Wartime Steward for the Planes of NATS by Robert Garrick See link at VP Navy for larger version - second page https://www.vpnavy.com/misc_2013/natshistory_03_05jun2013.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 14, 2018 From Our Navy Magazine, November 1st, 1945 - The Navy's Sky Hosts - Flight Orderly, USN - Wartime Steward for the Planes of NATS by Robert Garrick See link at VP Navy for larger version - third page https://www.vpnavy.com/misc_2013/natshistory_04_05jun2013.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #10 Posted July 14, 2018 WAVE version from another USMF topic Naval Air Transport Service http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/148230-naval-air-transport-service/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted July 14, 2018 ww2? post war? what ever-- a cool badge I never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike427 Posted July 16, 2018 Share #12 Posted July 16, 2018 Aboard plane meal server pin is correct...….OMG SO RARE!...Ya right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted July 16, 2018 Share #13 Posted July 16, 2018 The first Stewardesses, for the airlines, were all Nurse qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 3, 2018 Share #14 Posted August 3, 2018 That is one cool badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinitykitty24 Posted August 24, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 24, 2020 Way cool, I have the WAVE version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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