Bill Scott Posted May 21, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 21, 2019 Has anyone ever seen this transportation related patch and if so what unit does it represent.Thanks for your time and help.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G Posted May 22, 2019 Share #2 Posted May 22, 2019 Reminds me of an old joke: a Transport Corps SSI and Luftwaffe eagle walk into a bar... Interesting and impressive whatever it is. Is that an eagle superimposed over the Transport patch or a winged-helmet with exaggerated wings? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 23, 2019 Share #3 Posted May 23, 2019 Messenger/Courier??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted May 23, 2019 Share #4 Posted May 23, 2019 Not 100% sure, but I think that might be a cloth variation of the Women's Motor Service cap badge. Photo courtesy of the John Adams-Graf collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everforward Posted May 23, 2019 Share #5 Posted May 23, 2019 There is a picture on Facebook under discussion that shows a motorcycle rider wearing this insignia on his left sleeve, that it’s use was very short-lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 23, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 23, 2019 So is this English? WWI or WWII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted May 23, 2019 Share #7 Posted May 23, 2019 Sorry, I only had one eye open when I posted the above photo this morning. It's "Women's Motor Corps", not "Service", as I incorrectly typed earlier today. Women's Motor Corps was a branch of the American Red Cross during WW I, so definitely an American organization. My understanding is that their chief duty was to transport wounded Doughboys in ambulances from arriving hospital ships (or trains) to whatever hospital or other medical facility in the U.S. that was their destination. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted May 24, 2019 Share #8 Posted May 24, 2019 Oops. I got it wrong again ... I conflated the Red Cross Motor Corps with the National League for Women's Service, Women's Motor Corps, both of which, more or less, performed similar duties. The main difference being that the Red Cross was a private organization, while the National League for Women's Service was operated by the U.S. Government. Attached is the metal version of the Women's Motor Corps cap badge and a 1918 dated magazine cover featuring an artist's representation of a WMS driver in uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 24, 2019 Share #9 Posted May 24, 2019 We see that the cloth version was embroidered in a much simpler design with no BAR that says WOMEN'S and no wording on the wheel, MOTOR CORPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted May 24, 2019 Share #10 Posted May 24, 2019 It looks like PA State Police Motorcycle insignia from 1920s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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