1943collector Posted December 16, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2018 Gentleman Can anyone identify this Sub pin, it is the small one (Sweetheart i think) but what with the attached Donkey? Also what era? thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted December 16, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 16, 2018 Well . . . I hope someone knows, as that is very interesting! I wonder what the goat with the NAVY blanket stands for????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted December 16, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 16, 2018 It's a Goat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_the_Goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted December 16, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 16, 2018 Oh, cool! So it was someone going to the USNA for sub training, then . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted December 16, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 16, 2018 Disrespective slang for sailor was “ goat head”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted December 17, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 17, 2018 the mascot at the US Naval Academy is a goat. West Point has a mule. You will find goats representing the navy just as you will find mules representing the army even outside of the military academies. I assume that the sub badge has been modified as a sweetheart piece for a girl who was dating a midshipman who was expecting to enter the submarine service. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted December 17, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 17, 2018 I would say ww2 era, I agree definitely looks like a sweetheart piece to me. Well made and the first one I've seen like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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