BILL THE PATCH Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Here's another cootie patch, I think this is made by the patch King company. Link to post Share on other sites
BILL THE PATCH Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites
SARGE Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Neat Cootie stuff! I remember the Patch King from when I was a kid. They made, and sold, a ton of US patches over the years. Good memories. "You can't please everyone so you have got to please yourself." Ricky Nelson Link to post Share on other sites
Bugme Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Been meaning to post my cootie helmet so, here it is. "There is no such thing as an expert, only students with different levels of education." Link to post Share on other sites
KevinBeyer Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Illustration two. This is my multi-barred Military Order of the Cootie membership badge. It has bars for all three degrees NIT, GRAYBACK, and COOTIE. The ribbon is in rough shape, but for items like these, one takes what one can find. The mark on the reverse states: COPYRIGHT / PATENT / BY M. O. C. Link to post Share on other sites
johnny12550 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Found this one in a flea market about 10 minutes ago Link to post Share on other sites
PVON Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Lets show something I found PVON Link to post Share on other sites
KevinBeyer Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Is there anything on the reverse of these insect pins that directly associates them with the Military Order of the Cootie? Link to post Share on other sites
Thor996 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I picked this up at a local flea market over the weekend from a vendor- It is sans the ribbon- I got it because I remembered reading something about this order on the forum and funny this thread should pop up tonight Link to post Share on other sites
Thor996 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 back -sorry best I can do without my flat bed scanner-its down at the moment. Can you tell me about the hallmarks on the back, please? thanks. dave Link to post Share on other sites
PVON Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Hello My friends neighbor Bob is 73and ex Marine! He is a member and was telling me about theCootie! Here is Bob's jacket! PVON Link to post Share on other sites
PVON Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 pic shirt was shown! Link to post Share on other sites
PVON Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 It was funny how he explained how everything is backward! Roll call and your name! Answer not here! Salute sorta Three Stooge style! Link to post Share on other sites
SFTROOPER86 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Let's show some Land of Lincoln spirit here!!!! The true test comes to us all, though rarely at the time or in the manner we would choose. So keep your powder dry, watch your 6 & Stand Fast! Link to post Share on other sites
KevinBeyer Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Has anyone been able to determine the meaning behind the ribbon bars for M.O.C. badges? I reached out to the organization, but since I am not a member, the response implied the answers would not be forthcoming. Link to post Share on other sites
gravdiggr Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Kevin, Are you talking about the rank bar? If so, combine this from Frederick with the chart that I added in the "VFW National Headquarters Badge" and you will have that answer. The badge you are showing is a Past Post Advocate, Adjutant, Quartermaster or Surgeon. On 7/5/2008 at 8:48 PM, frederick said: Illustration two. r/ EOC(SCW) Robert J Welch USN, RET "I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going." ***Maya Angelou*** Link to post Share on other sites
KevinBeyer Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 gravdiggr, I am referring to the bars as seen on the M.O.C. ribbon. Not including the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree bars, I have seen the following AZORES HOSTILE WATERS PATROL BELGIUM ENGLAND FRANCE GERMANY LUXEMBURG MEXICO How many bars were there? What do they mean? Is there an order of precedence? When were they used? When did they stop using them? There are so many questions, but I have yet to find answers. I am hoping someone more familiar with M.O.C. history can help. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites
easterneagle87 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Out junking after my training class was done, I came across this Cootie cap in an antique mall. I didn't get it, but thought I'd at least post the pictures here. Not sure if the all of the plastic animals attached are a symbol of status or just decoration. They were pretty proud of it at $110. I "primarily" collect Gulf War 1 patches. All branches (USA, USAF,USN, USMC & USCG) and ALL Countries..US - Op.'s Desert Shield / Storm / Provide Comfort /Some Southern Watch - F-4G's Wild WeaselsUK - Op.'s Granby / Sabre / WardenCanadian - Op. Desert Storm / Op. FrictionFrench - Daguet / AconitNetherlands, Belgium, Poland, South Korea, etc.Looking for the oddities, including unfinished & flawsI HAVE EXTRA's!! Will trade as well. Link to post Share on other sites
3mxd Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 8/4/2020 at 1:55 AM, KevinBeyer said: gravdiggr, I am referring to the bars as seen on the M.O.C. ribbon. Not including the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree bars, I have seen the following AZORES HOSTILE WATERS PATROL BELGIUM ENGLAND FRANCE GERMANY LUXEMBURG MEXICO How many bars were there? What do they mean? Is there an order of precedence? When were they used? When did they stop using them? There are so many questions, but I have yet to find answers. I am hoping someone more familiar with M.O.C. history can help. Kevin In addition to the ones you cited, I've seen: Scotland Ireland Poland Cuba Philippines Hawaii The MOC's lineage goes through the VFW to the Spanish War Veterans, hence the last three bars. There's probably a China bar but haven't seen an example yet. Since the badges and bars are unofficial and probably privately purchased, the member could buy whatever he wanted/felt entitled to. For an example, I have a First War group which includes a MOC membership badge engraved on the reverse to a "Past Supreme Seam Squirrel 1927," a top broach with four stars, and two bars on the ribbon (Patrol, France). The recipient was Malachi F. Healy who served as a mechanic in an AEF balloon unit in France, which explains the one bar but not "Patrol." As far as I can tell, there was no order of precedence. I'm not sure when the use/sale of the two styles of badges that are illustrated in this thread ceased, my guess is sometime after WW II. The MOC has a women's auxiliary, the Cootiettes, who had their own set of insignia. The older examples are small lapel pins, often struck in gold or gold-filled. The "cootie" more closely resembles a scarab. Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinBeyer Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 3mxd, That does help quite a bit. Now I am on the lookout for a lot more bars! Would you happen to have photos of any of the bars not previously depicted? At the very least, would you be able to share a photo of the Past Supreme Seam Squirrel badge? It sounds really interesting! Kevin Link to post Share on other sites
3mxd Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Here are some of the more unusual bars to the membership medal/badge. Note that the pendants are both of the second/later(?) type. Evidently you could get a gilded upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites
3mxd Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Here are the obverse and reverse images of membership medal of the Past Grand Supreme Seam Squirrel. Note the apparent engraving error in "Supreme." He must have left out the "P," added the "foot" to the "R" (compare that "R" to those in "squirrel," and then cut in the "P." Incidentally, Healy was not the model soldier, he was reduced and promoted a number of times, a not unusual career pattern in AEF soldiers. Link to post Share on other sites
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