Cap Badge, United States Power Squadrons, Squadron Commander

ca. 1940s. Cap badge worn by a Squadron Commander within the civilian organization, United States Power Squadrons (USPS). The central device does not have a hallmark.

From present regulations (2020):

"Cap device. The insigne worn on the uniform cap may include the wearer's rank if desired.

As ranks tend to change frequently, it is suggested
that the cap device without display of rank be used.
When the cap device is incorporated on the casual, flat-top or baseball cap, the insigne of rank is not to be used. The cap device and the blazer patch share the same dimensions. The ship's wheel measures 1.5 inches across (end of handle to end of handle.) The wheel proper measures 1 inch across.

For squadron and district officers, insignia are placed at the 9, 12 and 3 o'clock positions. Staff and rear
commanders are placed at the 12 o'clock position and extend through the center of the ship's wheel. Vice commander's tridents are crossed at the center of the wheel and at 90o. The chief commander's three tridents are crossed at the center of the wheel and at 45o. Insignia other than tridents are placed at the 12 o'clock position.

The blazer patch when worn without an insigne of rank is surrounded by a gold circle measuring 2.5 inches across and .13 inch in width.
Note that this circle is not worn as part of the cap
device.

On both the cap and the blazer, the insignia of
rank and grade are smaller in size than those on the
uniforms. They are sized so that the insigne of a
senior navigator measures 2.5 inches across (the
same size as the gold circle). For squadron and district ranks, the tridents measure approximately 83
percent of the size of those on the uniform.
National tridents extend through the ship's wheel
and measure two inches overall."