tom63 Posted December 10, 2016 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2016 This bullion badge was with some US Navy/Merchant Marine hat badges I bought. It is about 2 1/4" high. Can anyone tell me what service it represents? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharfmaster Posted December 10, 2016 Share #2 Posted December 10, 2016 Perhaps State or School Naval Cadet or NROTC ? Just a guess. Wharf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastersMate Posted December 10, 2016 Share #3 Posted December 10, 2016 Do some searching for insignia from New York State Maritime Academy.. Bears a strong resemblance to their coat of arms.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastersMate Posted December 11, 2016 Share #4 Posted December 11, 2016 The shield on the state of New York coat of arms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom63 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted December 12, 2016 Definitely a NY badge of some sort. The image in the middle (sun rising over three mountains) is on a lot of NY flags, badges, ect. Probably the NY Maritime Academy like MasterMate suggests although I haven't been able to find the exact badge with anchor. I'll keep looking. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom63 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted December 12, 2016 I think this may be the answer. Found this photo of an old hat from SUNY (State University NY) Maritime College. It was an eBay item and the guy estimated it's age to about 1900 to post WW1. I'm thinking my hat badge is from around the WW2 Era because it was with several Merchant Marine items from that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShooterMcGavin Posted December 14, 2016 Share #7 Posted December 14, 2016 It looks like a very old SUNY Maritime cap device, back when it was the New York Nautical School or the New York State Merchant Marine Academy. Great find, I am a graduate and would love to come across some old SUNYMC uniform items. The cap looks like pre-1930s to me. Looking at old photos from the WWII years the covers were wider at the peak/top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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