Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, Officer (Vanguard - Type 1)

Title

Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, Officer (Vanguard - Type 1)

Description

Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. Hallmarked Vanguard, New York.

This variation of the Vanguard cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it employs a smooth grommet with beaded borders (recalling cables) to secure the laurels.

Files

usms-1942-45-officer_standard-vanguard-type1-obv.JPG
usms-1942-45-officer_standard-vanguard-type1-rev.JPG

Collection

Cap Badges

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Citation

“Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, Officer (Vanguard - Type 1),” dittybag, accessed October 1, 2024, http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/items/show/73.

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