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Epaulette, United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps, Training Cadre. Ensign
Ca. 1939-1941. Board is unmarked, flat. and without a fastening button.
Cap (Blue), United States Merchant Marine Academy Cadet-Midshipman
ca. 1940s. ex-David L. Upham.
Uniform, United States Navy, Officer. Service Dress Blue.
Ca. 1940s. ex-William H. Ittel. Sleeve braid is that of a Lieutenant (Junior Grade); ribbons are a mix of U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine. Mr. Ittel was a cadet-midshipman at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy during the war and was inducted into the…
Cap Badge, U.S. Maritime Service, officer/cadet officer
Ca, 1941-1945.
Insigne, United States Merchant Marine Academy, C/M Name plaque
Ca. 1943. ex-Hartman. The oblique stripes identify the wearer as a Cadet-Midshipman 3rd-class.
Uniform, U.S. Maritime Commission - Cadet Corps. Cadet-Midshipman Dress Whites.
Ca. 1944. ex-Erwin Max Hellerman
Insignia, United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps, Collar Insigne
Ca. 1942. Manufacturer: Coro. Collar and garrison cap insigne issued to the USMC Cadet Corps through 1944. Device is the shield of the U.S. Maritime Commission - the parent agency of the Cadet Corps.
Hat - Garrison (Denim), United States Merchant Marine Academy Cadet Corps, Cadet-Midshipman
Ca. 1946-1947.This garrison hat was issued from November 1946 through at most Spring 1974. In Fall 1974, it was replaced with a ballcap. It was worn with dungarees and chambray work-shirts. Photographs show it with both the midshipman anchor and…
Book, United States Merchant Marine Academy, The Navigation Work Book
ca. October 1942. ex-William Ittel. "The Navigation Work Book." Workbooks of this sort were filled out by deck cadets with essential information provided by their instructors; upon graduation, they were often carried by junior officers as…
Cap Badge (miniature), United States Navy, Officer/Aviation Cadet
Ca. 1941-1945. Cap device worn by offficer and aviation cadets on garrison hat. Device is a miniature of the full-size brest badge worn by qualified naval aviators. Eventually, this device was abandoned post war for the service coat collar insigne…
Collection, United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps Cadet, 1941
Ca. 1941-1943. Insigmia items of a cadet enrolled in USMC-CC
Photograph, "Mail Cadet", Deck Cadet
ca. 1920s. Prior to the institution of the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps in 1938, the Federal government-sponsored cadets to work aboard federally-subsidized vessels. This is a rare photograph of a cadet from this period.There are some…
Cap Badge, "Mail Cadet," Engineering
ca. 1930s. If a ship were under contact to carry "mails" for the United States Government, the vessel was required to carry two cadets: one in the Deck Department, and another in the Engineering Department. Due to the connection with mail, the cadets…
Insignia, United States Merchant Marine Academy Cadet-Midshipman Mustering Petty Officer
Ca. late-1940s.
Epaulets, United States Merchant Marine Academy Corps of Cadets, Cadet Midshipman Second Class (Deck), Squad Petty Officer
Ca. 1944-1945.
Epaulettes and Buttons, International Merchantile Marine - United States Lines, Officer.
Ca. 1930s. The epaulettes and buttons were removed from an old set of whites; in total there were five 40 ligne and two 28 ligne buttons. This catalog item shows only one of each button, as many are heavily tarnished. The buttons were affixed to the…
Blazer Badges, United States Merchant Marine Academy
Ca. Unknown, perhaps early 2000s. ex-David Linwood Geyer, USMMA '44. Obituary claims 1944, old Alumni Association newsletter states 1943, present 1944; not present in 1944 Midships.After Mr. Geyer graduated from USMMA, he went to work for United…
Manual, United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Regulations and Instructions, 1946
1946. Manual detailing all regulations for the USMMCC at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Basic schools. Detailed here are the uniform plates.Thus far, I am only aware of two versions of "Regulations and Instructions" - the first is…
Cap Badge, Maine Maritime Academy, Cadet
Ca. unknown. Cap badge worn by a Maine Martime Academy Cadet. Device is without a hallmark. Cap band stitching suggests 1960s.
Medal, Soviet Union, Medal "For Military Merit"
Ca. 1950. Postwar issue of the Soviet Union Medal "For Military Merit." Several medals of this sort were awarded to American Merchant seamen during the Second World War for their heroism on the Murmansk Run. A cadet-midshipman, Raymond R. Holubowicz…
Ribbon, Gallant Ship Citation Bar & Mariner's Medal
Ca. 1944. Cadet-Midshipman Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar, and Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal and citation letter to Mrs. S. Chamberlain (mother)."Mariner's Medal given to Cadet Midshipman Arthur Richard Chamberlin, Jr.,…
Insignia (Lapel), United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Deck program (metal)
Ca. early 1940s. Lapel dogs made of stamped, base metal. Devices worn by early Cadet Corps prior to installation at Kings Point. Devices denoted Deck program membership.
Guidon badge, United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps
Ca. 1940s. Central badge from a United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps guidon. The design is stamped and the fabric does not glow. The item was apparently taken as a souvenir since the owner's name is inscribed at 5:30.
Hat - Garrison (White), United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps, Cadet-Midshipman
Ca. 1943. Also known as an "aviation cap."
