INIMICUS Posted December 4, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2017 red embroidery on white felt circle on navy blue wool. came with 2 WWII brit formation sign patches. thanks much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INIMICUS Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted December 4, 2017 maybe a nurse's cape emblem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted December 5, 2017 Share #3 Posted December 5, 2017 Royal Navy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted December 6, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 6, 2017 Yeah I think it might be a Civil Defense Registered Nurse ID patch. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted December 6, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 6, 2017 +1 Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-40Warhawk Posted December 6, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 6, 2017 Yeah I think it might be a Civil Defense Registered Nurse ID patch. -Ski I have absolutely no idea, but that was the same thought I had just seeing the colors and the format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted December 6, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 6, 2017 Agreed Sure looks like the Civil Defense colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted December 6, 2017 Share #8 Posted December 6, 2017 Yeah I think it might be a Civil Defense Registered Nurse ID patch. -Ski Logical conclusion, but I am not seeing such an insignia on any of the Civil Defense insignia guides. http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/WWII/detail.php?id=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted December 6, 2017 Share #9 Posted December 6, 2017 Royal Navy? I was off on this as well... there is an older Royal Navy logo that I remember seeing from the 1970's, but the R and the N are stylized so that one flows into the other. This is not the best example, but it was the only one I could find. Generally it was seen in their recruiting ads without the crown. http://www.trooplogos.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=810 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INIMICUS Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted December 6, 2017 thank you worthy gentlemen! so a certified head-scratcher, it seems. I've sent the link to our very knowledgealbe member 'wwii legacy girl,' and may try the great site blitzkrieg baby.de which despite the name has masses of modeled us womens' wwii clothes and accessorites and insignia (all services.) a real treasure trove. if u havent been and get some girlie stuff, many answers are to be found there, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 6, 2017 Share #11 Posted December 6, 2017 It is definitely for a Registered Nurse and part of the US civil defense structure. The basic civil defense logos were designed in 1939 by commercial artist Charles Coiner. Over time other logos were added or changed. For example, in addition to the RN design, the Civil Air Patrol logo was changed in 1942 by adding the letters US in white at the bottom of the patch. Some changes were official, such as the mentioned CAP addition of US but many were not. For example, in addition to the RN design shown in the initial post there is a related one with the medical caduceus and the letters R and N. And, there is a similar one with the caduceus and the letters M and D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 6, 2017 Share #12 Posted December 6, 2017 And, here are some examples of the designs that were instituted locally, but never nationally recognized: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 6, 2017 Share #13 Posted December 6, 2017 Here is the 1942 nationally approved CAP logo that I referred to earlier: See page 92 in this CAP historical document: https://www.scribd.com/doc/66087730/Civil-Air-Patrol-Uniform-Insignia-Since-1941-1st-Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INIMICUS Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share #14 Posted December 13, 2017 brilliant - thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted December 13, 2017 Share #15 Posted December 13, 2017 Glad to help out, INIMICUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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