Insignia, Identifier, United States Maritime Service

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Insignia, Identifier, United States Maritime Service

Description

ca. 1941-1942. The United States Maritime Service (USMS) - to create a distinct corporate identity added patches above enlisted rate patches to denote the wearers as members of USMS and not another service. These patches were abandoned in 1943 with USMS insignia re-design.

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1942-usms-rate-1.jpg
1942-usms-rate-2.jpg

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Citation

“Insignia, Identifier, United States Maritime Service,” dittybag, accessed November 2, 2024, http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/items/show/198.

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