senhoragua Posted April 17, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2019 Hello, I'd been poring through period photographs and publications to determine a proper timeline for USMMA cap badges. I've been able to group them into three periods: 1939-1943 Pre-Dedication 1943-1946 The Wartime Academy 1946 (1949) -today Accreditation I've written a descriptive guide to the caps and cap badges here:http://ianewatts.org/usmma-caps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekclete Posted April 22, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 22, 2019 Great guide! Thanks for creating & sharing your website! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senhoragua Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted April 22, 2019 Great guide! Thanks for creating & sharing your website! You're quite welcome. It had become a bit bothersome when I learned people were selling post-war cap badges as wartime badges, so I decided to take a closer look. Right now I am working on detailing "District Instructor" and "Cadet Officer" insignia - just to document it, since I haven't seen it published anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senhoragua Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted June 25, 2019 in addition to the cap badges that I've detailed above, I've gone ahead and taken photographs of headwear in my collection and placed them online - the only truly remarkable item is the white garrison cap. United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and Merchant Marine Academy headwear http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/ca/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/collections/14 A rare photograph of its wear (via http://ianewatts.org/cadet-corps-photos/): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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