2 75 284 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/78/usms-ah-1.JPG 84badc866e52404afd4a23b33cdd68c4 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/78/usms-ah-2.JPG 6f3186415af88da5de7bacec66053213 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/78/4036652425_06b50f2f2d_o.jpg f12446d26fb6471bc1b55370bdcaec02 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, American-Hawaiian SS Co. (Hillborn-Hamburger - Type 2) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. Hallmarked H-H (Hillborn-Hamburger). This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it employes cables to secure the laurels. The house flag is hallmarked "Gemsco" (General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) within a wreath. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/79/usms-alcoa-1.JPG 3dcd6cdb897694569f5435dfd8670e30 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/79/usms-alcoa-2.JPG ee348392977ea953878d2d2760adadc0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, Alcoa (Unk Manu - Type 2a) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. No hallmark, but similar to Hillborn-Hamburger; the reverse of the eagle-shield device has "wavey channels." This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it employes cables to secure the laurels. The house flag is hallmarked "Gemsco" (General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) within a wreath. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/80/mm-aml-1.JPG 0597c6ee83ee61ec0e7262a84eee4be0 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/80/mm-aml-2.JPG e431ffceb6165c0488f7aa44820ce857 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/80/mm-aml-3.JPG efe0f3c0290db371245db5171d10d48d http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/80/mm-aml-4.JPG 661253d724821b1bc44399b5adc126b7 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/80/mm-aml-5.JPG f76eda4583570e34dbcfcddded658099 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/80/mm-aml-6.JPG efc7987e1aabda712a086f19d5cecdf7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, American Mail Line, Licensed Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1930s - 1940s. Cap badge and band. Device has no hallmark; since it is not made of a precious metal, it is probably circa 1930s, pre-1942. The cap band exhibits fading, the thread dye is probably natural and mulberry-based. AML http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/81/matson-lapel.JPG 95d639a3a6997a8987af3e14eb6c9470 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Uniforms and Insignia Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative uniforms and insignia from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Insigne, Cloth Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Patch (Lapel), Matson Navigation Co. Description An account of the resource In the 1930s and 1940s, licensed officers and stewards wore a Matson house flag on their lapels. This was a not a common uniform device and was used by a few of the larger steamship companies; e.g. Robin Line and Matson. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/82/matson-woven-1.JPG 1eb592799ba07f6231f7a7315efcc774 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/82/matson-woven-2.JPG 871fce37c1b3cad6892a668fcd4bab75 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Matson Navigation Co. (woven) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1950s. After the Second World War, shipping companies reverted to using traditional embroidered cap badges in the place of stamped metal badges. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/83/usms-apl-1.JPG fb76a36c43215ca39e4fb00da0634c21 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/83/usms-apl-2.JPG 81e2344db2e6d77c7d255c8bcfd55a33 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, American President Lines (Hillborn-Hamburger - Type 2a) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. Hallmarked Hillborn-Hamburger; the reverse of the eagle-shield device has "wavey channels" albeit they are in low relief. This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it employes cables to secure the laurels. The house flag is hallmarked "Gemsco" (General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) within a wreath. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/84/usms-robin-1.JPG 8aa233e6a826f97861e9cb7981b01012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, Robin Lines (Unk Manu - Type 2) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. Hallmzrk unknown as device keeper corroded firmed to screw shank. The eagle-shield device is of Hillborn-Hamburger type. This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it employes cables to secure the laurels. The central Robin Line device's hallmark is unknown. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/85/plaque_hmnzs-otago.JPG 0bf6a497d89c77bf0fe1905a4f16a862 Plaque A wall-hanging usually commemorative or denoting an honor or award. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plaque, HMNZS Otago <div> <div class="gtx-trans-icon"></div> </div> Description An account of the resource HMNZS Otago (F111) was a frigate in the Royal New Zealand Navy. As part of "Operation Pilaster," this ship was involved in New Zealand's protest of France's atomic bomb testing in the Pacific in 1973 - she had specific orders to convey strength and to be an instrument of illustrating peaceful passage. The central badge is painted plaster and is affixed to the wood board with brass screws. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/86/usmmcc-lapel-deck-1.jpg e6e39cb7c8dc030df928e1ad4ace44a0 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/86/usmmcc-lapel-deck-2.jpg 02d553d49fc70c11c6d57751b1dd6378 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and Merchant Marine Academy Uniforms, Insignia, and Ephemera Description An account of the resource Since its institution in 1938, the United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and its successors have worn a variety of headwear. This collection details the uniforms and allied insignia over time. Insigne, Metal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Insignia (Lapel), United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Deck program (metal) Description An account of the resource 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. USMMA http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/87/usn-waves1-1.jpg 314f8a43c0f85bf2651f158c51613b57 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/87/usn-waves1-2.jpg fbc3a26c0c91ee5fc99c7bf6fc26f99c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Navy, United States Naval Reserve, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Enlisted Description An account of the resource Ca. 1945. A metal pin-on device worn on Enlisted WAVES garrison hat; no hallmark, only "Sterling." At the outset of the WAVES program, in 1942 WAVES only wore a service cap with a cap band with the motto "U.S. Navy." This device was authorized in 1945 and saw service until 1948, when the program was abolished. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/88/usphs-nurse-copy1-1.jpg 3e3b04c71aa2cd3711cb9efa783b67df http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/88/usphs-nurse-copy2-1.jpg 1cfc9218116f472eaa6b7d791f9e476c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Public Health Service, Nurse (copy) Description An account of the resource This is a cast copy of a Blackintron cap badge of the 1943-pattern of the USPHS Nurse cap badge. USPHS http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_medal-mm-dsm.jpg 7b7540bb64df35cda2b58ab53e5acd9e http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_medal-mm-dsm-detail1.jpg ba84c53ad271b009d46cb25e6fc557ca http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_medal-mm-dsm-detail2.jpg c1a5834ba869282d97b66239381a70ce http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_medal-mm-dsm-detail3.JPG 98b71b8ee731167569dafa5d9aea4fe4 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_medal-mm-dsm-detail4.jpg 3e376265f661563fe38510c7342f1b9a http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_ribbon-mm-dsm.jpg 5dfc864471f933aa3c6eb7a5b2e723a0 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_ribbon-mm-dsm-ribbon.jpg 2e02fa1f78f4b49ffb1181e291e5a233 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/89/ammm_ribbon-mm-dsm_card.jpg 8453e0cf38b58b10afcc09ef8f3d22a7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, Merchant Marine, Distinguished Service Medal Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Distinguished Medal, lapel miniature, ribbon bar, and award card. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/90/ammm_medal-mm-mariners.jpg ef3732374950b433767881a6ed2e9360 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/90/ammm_ribbon-mm-mariners.JPG 6fb5ba78c2136530f01881a5f0ea50ec http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/90/ammm_ribbon-mm-mariners.1.JPG 6fb5ba78c2136530f01881a5f0ea50ec http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/90/ammm_ribbon-mm-mariners_card.jpg 2935bb845115c8fc66b9c3bed7a9a0cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, Merchant Marine, Mariner's Medal Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal, ribbon bar, and award card. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/91/ammm_badge-mm-service-emblem.jpg 8a2b1788c88391039ad522fa1d5b3e06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Badge, Merchant Marine, Service Emblem Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/92/ammm_badge-mm-honorabledischarge.jpg 641b0c99bc2278d73e09b6b958ee1f10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Badge, Merchant Marine, Honorable Discharge Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/93/ammm_ribbon-mm-gallantship.JPG 660f4d15cf39ae256eb94159f0496817 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/93/ammm_ribbon-mm-gallantship_card.jpg 760221a7d058348bef33af5e39e37bbc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Gallant Ship Citation Bar Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon bar and award card. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/94/ammm_ribbon-mm-combatbarwstar.JPG b6339bd9c8fcd0e0438a2c7450bfcd02 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/94/ammm_ribbon-mm-combatbar_card.jpg bc89cd9d95bf733b3460f98f0e201e1d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Combat Bar Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Combat Bar and award card. The physical ribbon has a single silver star - a star denoted the recipient of the award was aboard an attacked ship and was forced to abandon ship as a result; there was no upper limit for the number of stars which could be affixed to the ribbon. Award cards did not depict a ribbon with a star, rather in the upper right-hand corner of the card was type "With Star;" this display card does not include this detail. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/95/ammm_ribbon-mm-defense.JPG d2f769e40cccb2eb8c496da0bfddbc1a http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/95/ammm_ribbon-mm-defense_card.jpg ed45e50cd0e2f2281117d259a00ef157 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Defense Bar Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Defense bar and award card. This ribbon award is an analog to the American Defense ribbon - and was awaded for service in the United States Merchant Marine from 1939 up until the formal entry of the United States into the Second World War in 1941. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/96/ammm_ribbon-mm-atlantic.JPG 3b7708d95d5ee71e569e5fab3df4a718 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/96/ammm_ribbon-mm-atlantic_card.jpg a67a5b2cca21044d7401d03c17ff8c69 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Atlantic War Zone Bar Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone ribbon bar and award card. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/97/ammm_ribbon-mm-med.jpg b39c12b9bdb3f99732de2b806214d9ca http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/97/ammm_ribbon-mm-med-card.jpg 1c4da57ad385675e6b9b7998cb5c1dee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone Bar Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone ribbon bar and award card. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/98/ammm_ribbon-mm-pacific.JPG 21046e2e5227997416e67f9e27879ce5 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/98/ammm_ribbon-mm-pacific_card.jpg da65ce8f5c88a98c3b679a59afa6182a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Pacific War Zone Bar Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone ribbon bar and award card. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/99/ammm_medal-mm-victory.JPG 36b33b96ee63b50978d0c8267fd11fb1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, Merchant Marine, Victory Medal Description An account of the resource Ca. 1946. Merchant Marine Victory Medal and ribbon bar. Award card is not a part of the display. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/100/ammm_medal-mm-msm.jpg f74ae291914e02546e980ca79b1a4ace http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/100/ammm_medal-mm-msm-detail1.jpg abc9268fc6f5ff1770c957cd77233564 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/100/ammm_ribbon-mm-msm.jpg 1443814162242221bc411d4a655ae3b7 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/100/ammm_ribbon-mm-msm-card.jpg 90be6d4980aa37d9e085381616a48ed4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, Merchant Marine, Meritorious Service Medal Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal, ribbon, and award card. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/101/chamberlin-mariners.jpg 03cd83774125f0f60f65fed3e352c4f4 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/101/chamberlin-gallant.jpg c2406a8095029f6796c4c4268260d7b4 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/101/chamberlin-portrait.jpg 6da16632e554d763a349b9f3b5c4980d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ribbon, Gallant Ship Citation Bar & Mariner's Medal Description An account of the resource 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., who died when the SS Stephen Hopkins was sunk on September 27, 1942. Medal framed and matted together with letter to Mrs. S. Chamberlin and black and white photograph of Arthur Chamberlin." http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/102/ammm_usmsts_sheepshead-sailing.JPG 85859c5c494200df7cceb9e147fbea70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, United States Maritime Service, Training Station, Sheepshead Bay, Small Boat Sailing Award Description An account of the resource Ca. 1944. USMSTS Sheepshead Bay small boat handling/sailing award. Reverse has text, "Victory Crew." The training station regularly held small boat handling/sailing competitions. This medal is an award given to the best crew in one of the competitions. USMS http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/103/ammm-murmansk-medal.jpg a6263969bac6c5a54975c009172b6e72 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/103/ammm-murmansk-medal-card.jpg 1fccb39a6de7088e9eccb3deffb09034 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/103/ammm-murmansk.JPG 925fc0faab353efd6ea4a8bc648d57e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, Soviet Union, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (Murmansk Medal) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1994. Soviet Union Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and award booklet. The medal was instituted in 1985, but awarded to United States Merchant Mariners in 1994. It was given to those living veterans who particated in the Murmansk Run; among some, it is known as the "Murmansk Medal." The official Russian name for the medal is: "Юбилейная медаль «Сорок лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.»" AMMM note: "Russian WWII medal with card written in Russian, July 10, 1994. Framed." http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/4/104/2012-display.JPG 822bf42da7f1c48dee4468c356b23e36 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AMMM Medal Collection, Second World War Description An account of the resource The American Merchant Marine Museum has a small collection of Second World War decorations and medals in its holdings. The core of this group is a shadow box display that once most probably lived in Bowditch Hall alongside the Merchant Marine Academy's collection of Gallant Ship plaques or aboard the Emery Rice when the training ship served as the United States Merchant Marine Academy's museum. The shadow box contains the breadth of decorations granted by the United States federal government to American Merchant Mariners during the Second World War. The medals and ribbons comprise of the complete set of personal and group decorations available to merchant seamen by 1946; noticeably lacking are decorations issued by the Philippine Republic. Where appropriate, an award card and ribbon bar accompany each medal, with the noted absence of the Merchant Marine Victory Medal award card. Despite the Museum's inventory date of 2012, all items point to mounting in the late-1940s - the ribbons have aluminum backings, and the medals' suspension rings and drape-stitching are consistent with 1940s-issued examples. Of note is the Mariner's Medal - medal's reverse is displayed - showing the "Torch of Liberty" instead of the obverse with the "walking eagle." In terms of conservation, the case itself and the artifacts it houses are in poor condition - perhaps an apt metaphor for the memory of the wartime Merchant Marine. The award cards are foxed and faded due to exposure to humidity and sunlight, and the medals exhibit flaking of plating. Red bronze and gold leaf do not take kindly to moisture, and the ribbons' aluminum backing shows signs of oxidation. This deterioration is most probably due to the fact the Museum's predecessor was a ship - salt air is never kind to medals - or the case was improperly displayed or stored for some time. These days, the Museum has sound environmental controls - if the caked dust is wiped away, these old memories will shine. The other medals and decorations in this collection may be found interspersed throughout the Museum. A noted display in the 142 Room is the Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar and Mariner's Medal awarded to Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. - a cadet-midshipman who lost his life on the SS Stephen Hopkins. Nevertheless, the bulk of the Museum's medals and old wartime insignia remain in storage. Those medals on display - such as those of Cadet-Midshipman Chamberlain - enhance an exhibit's narrative and are not displayed for the sake of presentation. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Display, Framed medals and insignia Description An account of the resource Accessioned 2012. Ribbons and USNR badge are circa 1944, medal 1946, and cap badge 1970s. Manufacturer below is deduced from design of item. Top to bottom, left to right: USMS Cap Badge (manu: Vanguard/N.S. Meyer) USNR Badge (manu: Vanguard) Atlantic War Zone ribbon bar Pacific War Zone ribbon bar Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone ribbon bar Merchant Marine Victory Medal ribbon Merchant Marine Victory Medal AMMM note: "WWII Victory medal and ribbon, Atlantic War Zone ribbon, Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone ribbon, Pacific War Zone ribbon, USNR pin, Merchant Marine cap pin. All framed together." http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/11/105/ussr-battlemerit-1.jpg fe2171dedf41dacb0da840ffa4beda9b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/11/105/ussr-battlemerit-detail1.jpg fdf73071a87bc62a8c4d4165b21d33b4 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/11/105/ussr-battlemerit-2.jpg f3d6fec5de396d297a60b692cf23d870 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medals and Decorations Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, Soviet Union, Medal "For Military Merit" Description An account of the resource 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 was awarded this medal in June 1944 for bravery in March 1942. In Russian, the proper name for the medal is " Медаль «За боевые заслуги»." The official criteria for its award were "combat action resulting in a military success", "courageous defense of the state borders," or "successful military and political training and preparation." http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/11/106/ussr-order_of_the_patriotic_war-1.jpg 4f2fe9396aab906111416ae4b66c85d5 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/11/106/ussr-order_of_the_patriotic_war-2.JPG 1f0130f26adc0d535efd32bfd22eca52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medals and Decorations Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medal, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (Type 3) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1985. Soviet Union Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class decoration Jubilee version of 1985 (Type 3). The hallmark denotes it being manufactured at the "Moscow Coinyard." This medal was awarded to a number of U.S. Navy Armed Guard members for their heroics during the Murmansk Run. The Russian name for the decoration is: "Орден Отечественной войны первой степени." The Order itself is comprised of two classes: 1st and 2nd. The highest degree of the order is 1st class. The degree of the order awarded by the awarded is determined by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR and is codified by specific acts of bravery, heroism, and combat action. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/107/gulf_and_south_american-ss-1.JPG 545a28a568b8c640483bbacc14edf2df http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/107/gulf_and_south_american-ss-2.JPG 3af096c7420fc9e4b21476410f1d884e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Gulf & South American Steamship Co. (GSA) Description An account of the resource Ca. post-1952/53. Flag which comprises of central element of a licensed officer's cap badge. Hallmarked Gemsco A.G.O G2; G2 is an Army Insitute of Heraldry (IOH) manufacturer hallmark - A.G.O. "Army General Order" was found on insignia items from the early 1950s-1960. Gemsco is an abbreviation for the company's original name: "General Embroidery and Military Supply Company." http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/108/uk-cunard-1.JPG 6f9c97afdbd8314cf2e567f809ae4258 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/108/uk-cunard-2.JPG e9c439aac6aa7927a7bb5150149b8629 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/108/uk-cunard-3.JPG b41638fc497d41098bf022b081e4acef http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/108/uk-cunard-4.JPG 96f3318eeb09f4796e6f3b9ccc23c0d4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Cunard Line, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1960s. Cap badge of the United Kingdom-flagged Cunard Line. The company is now a subsidiary of the ill-fated Carnival Cruise Line. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/109/uk-cunard-boards-1.JPG f08069d6ff9c5ffeddad758fb1bc5711 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/109/uk-cunard-lace-1.JPG 66eb0215f3e53b4d1cf3725d0b61cde8 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/109/1930s-mercantile_marine-lace-1.jpg 24c0db5ce2543172488046c7c56a5111 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/109/1930s-mercantile_marine-lace-2.jpg 5ded8d55a0d096af12d45a6c277e7912 Insigne, Epaulette Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Epaulets and Cuff Lace, United Kingdom, Cunard Line, Junior Uncertified Engineer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1960s. Epaulets and Cuff Lace for a Junior Uncertified EngineerCap badge of the United Kingdom-flagged Cunard Line. The company is now a subsidiary of the ill-fated Carnival Cruise Line. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/110/uk-cunard-button-1.JPG e4daaa1b02c3e06343a7d3fb1ac804d5 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/110/uk-cunard-button-2.JPG 0054a8c63b6ee7bf64e735116cd76949 Insigne, Metal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buttons, United Kingdom, Cunard Line, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca, 1960s. Buttons of the United Kingdom-flagged Cunard Line officer. The company is now a subsidiary of the ill-fated Carnival Cruise Line. Cunard Line officers, since they were members of the British Merchant Navy worn Merchant Navy buttons, and not button specific to the company. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/112/uk-mersey-lockkeeper-1.JPG 99651eadc22b39b0ee12f908698899a1 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/112/uk-mersey-lockkeeper-2.JPG d981cf60afea25784cce7cf3e0b4a469 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Mersey Docks & Harbour Board, Lock Keeper Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. Cap badge worn by lock staff at Merseyside. These individuals were called "Marine Operators" or "Lock Keepers." The cap badge is gilt-brass and is without hallmark. The design of the badge mirrors that of train and land transit professionals - stamped metal. At Mersey, lock keepers worked in towers by the side of the lock. When a ship is to enter the lock, the lock keepers sound a klaxon to warn pedestrians and vehicular traffic that the bridge at the lock is about to close. Afterward, barriers are let down, blocking access. The lift bridge across the lock is then raised and the lock gates opened. Warning lights at the lock then change from red to green indicating the vessel can now proceed into the lock. Water is pumped into or out of the lock, bringing the lock water to the correct level. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/113/admiral_line-1.JPG 2b36bf206588a0d77cb06f4809898829 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/113/admiral_line-2.JPG 2dff90c6e85dde323d892ed5a6176981 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/113/admiral_line-3.JPG ea771cccfd545cf166eaa4507123467b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/113/admiral_line-4.jpg 11f5a80791cda831cb6869599a0895c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Pacific Steamship Co., The Admiral Line, Surgeon Description An account of the resource Ca. 1930s. Cap badge worn by a ship's surgeon aboard a Pacific Steamship Company, The Admiral Line ship. Although the badge is without a hallmark, the keeper screw "The Victory" was a common device from the mid-1930s. Pacific Steamship Company was a creation of the Emergency Shipping Board and was a principal steamship operator in the coastwise trade on the West Coast from 1916 until bankruptcy in 1936. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/114/stanvac-1.JPG cec9159e0d49517f03ccffc2881fce71 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/114/stanvac-2.JPG e159faeb2fb24ae6edecfc05a813378f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, STANVAC, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. late-1940s. Badge for a licensed officer serving aboard a STANVAC tanker. Flag is unable to be removed for inspection, but appears to be of NS Meyer construction; the distributor tag if Appel of New York - with design from mid-1940s. Standard-Vacuum (STANVAC) was a joint venture of Standard of New Jersey and Socony-Vacuum in the Far East; the venture paired Socony's marketing network in China with Standard of New Jersey's production capabilities in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). It was established in 1931, survived the Second World War, and operated through the 1960s. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/115/grace_line1-1.JPG 270159335962566fc301f8477f145e1b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/115/grace_line1-2.JPG 4d7ce611c53286a227f231acf59a179d http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/115/grace_line1-3.JPG 8707a727c6fd9a0a335a5af78cd4cfd4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Grace Line, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1920s. This cap badge was worn by a Grace Line ship's officer. The low profile and construction of the badge is consistent with cap badges from the 1920s. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/116/grace_line2-1.JPG 45d695041757b526fa33cf8fe8a58046 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/116/grace_line2-2.JPG 81bc8af6ffe04cc322a15b20b7f5d029 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Grace Line, Licensed Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1950s. This cap badge is of the woven type popular with managing operators after the close of the Second World War. For expediency's sake, steamship companies used stamped metal and enamel flags on their cap badges; post-war saw a resurgence in traditional, woven and embroidered cap badges. This badge is an example of the latter. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-1.JPG 9bb42e817195978f5ada4b7cd7b33af5 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-2.JPG 5de58f9315883049cce85a8f49c97985 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-3.JPG de8ac4bcc629fcf0ed81dc957fe58002 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-4.JPG e92083c13abc380bba5490c10723273b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-5.JPG e37bdb06fbac05392027192ba261702d http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-6.JPG 477c7d39e082a7fe0186b8235d9c1b58 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-8.JPG 0b8aed63322bd78468ec067bc4bd22b7 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/6/117/serafin-nmu-9.JPG 471d4d3c14a512baa45ea3765c2425a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource American Merchant Marine Labor Description An account of the resource During the Second World War American Labor rallied to the cause in support of the Allied fight against the Axis. Merchant Marine union members were on the front lines ferrying men and materiel to the front or wherever required. They had their own argot and proud traditions. Document, Certificate Certificate, Diploma, or License. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Certificate of Membership, National Maritime Union Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940. Certificate of Membership of Julia Serafin in National Maritime Union. Ms. Serafin was a Waitress and joined the Union in1936; it appears she left in 1940. NMU http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/118/IMG_4519.JPG 95d053405f657d35aa87c403e27b57bd http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/118/IMG_4520.JPG 247b14a237a289a702e88e3aafdc3e44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Uniforms and Insignia Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative uniforms and insignia from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Insigne, Epaulette Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Epaulettes, United States Maritime Service, Captain Description An account of the resource Ca. 1942-1943. These shoulder boards belonged to a captain in the USMS, For the time period, a captain in USMS was either a Master or Chief Engineer of a passenger or combination vessel of over 8,500 gross tons. USMS http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/119/mm-boards-purser1-1.JPG b809a24ecee234f9e8d9c4925293e6ec http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/119/mm-boards-purser1-2.JPG 87558fe15a361777fec1d4ab4ba41cc3 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/119/mm-boards-purser1-3.JPG 704e5ad4671395a328467b602d9f753c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Uniforms and Insignia Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative uniforms and insignia from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Insigne, Epaulette Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Epaulette, Merchant Marine, Assistant Purser Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. This epaulette was worn by an individual in the Steward's Department and has the double-quill marker of a ship's purser. Larger shipping concerns or steamship companies used colored cloth between lace on shoulder boards (epaulettes) and cuff braid to denote the wearer's department. This board represents a continuum of foreign and autochthonic symbols as acted out on maritime uniforms. The double-quill was a device at first used by the U.S. Navy for its Warrant Officers and the U.S. Army Transport Service on its purser officers' collars in 1942, and later unofficially and organically extended to boards (only to be abolished in 1944). The device was worn in the Merchant Marine community for a decade after the close of the Second World War only to be abandoned as U.S. shipping lost the appearances of hierarchy. Colored cloth was first championed by the British Royal Navy, then British shipping, and was followed by U.S. companies and the U.S. Army (the innovation never fully suited the U.S. Navy). http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/120/mm-sr-lt-1.jpg af2684bd51808e653e13c8a6472b1888 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/120/mm-sr-lt-2.jpg 0764c033ce9754bc7a44f882cd427a8e http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/120/mm-sr-lt-3.JPG e1c75790e03d3473f0f1af596ae489bd http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/120/mm-sr-lt-4.JPG 33ca8e7c3cdc0c6e2bef76c75bd95995 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/120/mm-sr-lt-5.JPG cf77edfdba08da4eda9f10a1b82632c3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Uniforms and Insignia Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative uniforms and insignia from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Insigne, Epaulette Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Epaulettes, Merchant Marine, Senior Lieutenant (Deck) Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. These epaulettes were worn with the white uniform. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/121/nommp-officer-1943-1.JPG eb36c8801240329e4551914af314cbbf http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/121/nommp-officer-1943-2.JPG b2780efa927586163b273947c29d6f96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots unionman Description An account of the resource Ca. 1943-1944. The cap badge in context may be found here: <a href="http://ianewatts.org/nommp-not-ussb">http://ianewatts.org/nommp-not-ussb</a> NOMMP http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/122/states_lines1-1.JPG 03a5a72688875ca14ed250b3b4f63788 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/122/states_lines1-2.JPG 440ab8fc64c34be3821147d4fb7fefb4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, States Lines, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. This cap badge was worn by a ship's officer. It was acquired along with a USMS cap badge that dated from 1942-1945. I do not know which was worn first; although I suspect the States Line badge was first as officers, once they joined USMS, they donned those badges as opposed to company ones. The nut on the reverse of the badge is too corroded to determine the hallmark of the flag. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/123/powersquadron-squadron_cmdr-1.JPG 1a5570253f16ed5f5957f74ce23ce639 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/123/powersquadron-squadron_cmdr-2.JPG c05e6764d7e99874c0206dff8fe3c805 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Power Squadrons, Squadron Commander Description An account of the resource 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." USPS http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/124/aeissco-1.JPG b732db4f253756ae4c5509b99c5ccb06 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/124/aeissco-2.JPG f0d5a3fefd4a9848966a8fd60c140be3 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/124/aeissco-3.JPG 80caff0bfbd5535e75021f1472bda996 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines SS Co., Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1964-1973. Cap badge for a senior officer on an American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines SS Co. ship. The flag has no hallmark but is consistent with the time period. From wikipedia: "Jakob Isbrandtsen formed the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines in 1964 by merging his two shipping companies. [...] In 1967 Mr. Isbrandtsen formed American Export Industries, a holding company to manage American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and all support for his fleet operations, including container services, port operations, and fleet logistics. In 1971, American Export Industries spun off its holdings and returned to being the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. This merger ended in 1973." The cap badge remained in force through the 1960s. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/125/IMG_4568.JPG 4fbf740f10bb551bcb35b81fede6e68d http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/125/IMG_4569.JPG 676a97cdf10f00ef73de09da547f441e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Tally, United States Maritime Service, Enlisted Description An account of the resource Ca. 1942, The United States Maritime Service briefly issued trainees and enlisted members pancake hats until forbidden by the U.S. Navy in 1943. The tally is embroidered and not stamped (as are some examples). USMS http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/126/apl-1940s-1-1.JPG 6ed230eba3575409099b3f5c56cc025b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/126/apl-1940s-1-2.JPG 225f2a06453ebe2769d13f6f6cb5ff4b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, American President Lines, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. early-1940s. Cap badge used by an American President Lines officer. The central flag element has a Gemsco (General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) hallmark. Distributor of the badge is Appel Co. Please see the following page for more information on the badge: <a href="http://ianewatts.org/blog/2009/09/20/american-president-lines-wool-hat-badge/">http://ianewatts.org/blog/2009/09/20/american-president-lines-wool-hat-badge/</a> http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/127/isthmianssco-1940s-1.JPG 4edab15dc8bb15cf03c60d33f2d0fac3 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/127/isthmianssco-1940s-2.JPG b9eb299b365a6d7d477a85c0f3f69e44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Isthmian Steamship Co., Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. early-1940s. Cap badge worn by an Isthmian Steamship Co, officer; badge is woven with embroidered details. Distributor tag is All-Bilt. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/128/geodeticsurvey-1940s-1.JPG 0f31c29a9111a277a8e1d282ce544435 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/128/geodeticsurvey-1940s-2.JPG d3f89dcfb4e4373aab2367b1b2a46a0f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Commissioned Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s-1950s. Cap badge worn by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey commissioned officers; the Gemsco General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) tag and logo is consistent with late-1940s and 1950s manufacture. In terms of construction, no components of the badge "glow" under a black light, which suggests manufacture in the 1940s. NOAA http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/129/asal-1-1.JPG 6b9d4f618d027b52bd879a2b29a57da3 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/129/asal-1-2.JPG a4e0adff3f2f468983cbc546096abec4 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/129/asal-1-3.JPG 024a70a1227ccb54c29fb50b258c077a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap badge, American South African Lines, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. Cap badge worn by an officer with American South African Lines; in 1948 this company was reorganized and called Farrell Lines. The entire construction has the Gemsco (General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) manufacturer tag, and the flag device is without a hallmark. The gold-fill and keeper nut are consistent with wartime manufacture of the device. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/130/mainemma-1-1.JPG d69ae00045b30fa04e25fe6b1d6a8451 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Maine Maritime Academy, Cadet Description An account of the resource Ca. unknown. Cap badge worn by a Maine Martime Academy Cadet. Device is without a hallmark. Cap band stitching suggests 1960s. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/132/usat-button-2nd-go6-1.JPG ba664e3deaab27a1e82d51dba6fcc3f1 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/132/usat-button-2nd-go6-2.JPG e7aa548d86e384d1c1307d09b8dc8543 Insigne, Metal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Button, United States Army, Transport Service (2nd pattern) Description An account of the resource Button, United States Army, Transport Service (2nd pattern), GO-6. ATS http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-pp-00-cover00.JPG 4764458fab9bcdb608d2fe82240a13d8 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-pp-00-cover01.JPG 1189e44912c75877eceab74880366442 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-pp-01.JPG bd3011b60b27c49ebf3f095f332df982 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-pp-customs-00.JPG 4b5083842edbe3cad060dc66da6a0d76 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-pp-customs-01.JPG f5a22febda499e3497c19a674370d8d5 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate01.JPG a5db9c38d4bb61965e305a26cea3b8b3 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate02.JPG 6f63796ff9f1045e90fca876e7634039 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate03.JPG 39e2e72cdc92ff00eed8e45b376dd95f http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate04.JPG 85e5dbb8f1ebcb692a761bc48182ed31 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate05.JPG 4a1c66f3fae697c6fa715fc40ed1c067 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate06.JPG 54fcb7c5ec86f8eb200e63beb6dd9e69 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate07.JPG 209306afb39bdac40e448ab83d324780 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate08.JPG 8a78676253443d635ab3282bc376f010 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate09.JPG 6fa2a9b99650b22189ffcc390a7493db http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate10.JPG c2a99161337d76785064713c209c798c http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate11.JPG d6b7e5f2e01272cbf7f8e3f0c8ca89b0 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate12.JPG 747cf5c91fa4c383ebd591666cd4bf72 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate13.JPG b823e9090b19fdfef7de9b39f79d2e73 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate14.JPG 1712382cb7a86607abcfcf4078b3eb85 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate15.JPG 4bf4089b3e1e89e120d74e09fc22d303 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate16.JPG af09b36c3dc8c695a7418e8447831946 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate17.JPG 6934441a0a5baf66d2716f1e97f86c8c http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-plate18.JPG 5d38ee33940adf2619231598551ade96 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/133/usmma-regs-1946-pp-vvii-34.JPG c2238170abfb5cd21eaaee6dbbaa88b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and Merchant Marine Academy Uniforms, Insignia, and Ephemera Description An account of the resource Since its institution in 1938, the United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and its successors have worn a variety of headwear. This collection details the uniforms and allied insignia over time. Document, Manual Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manual, United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Regulations and Instructions, 1946 Description An account of the resource 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 dated 1943, and the second, 1946. Uniform regulations I am aware of were published in 1942, 1943, and 1946. As for holdings: the American Merchant Marine Academy has a copy of the 1942 regulations and I hold the original, a private individual holds the 1943 regulations, and the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Istanbul Technical University and I have the original 1946 regulations (the Historical Park has it available via OCLC & LOC call number HE745 .U52 1946). USMMA http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/134/mm-eng-01.JPG 50d0ac9c8d3f09c0d0318b9a792a73d7 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/134/mm-eng-02.JPG 8577fad8d8f03b81192ef2b9e9cadf41 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/134/mm-eng-03.JPG 17f89c53bf39601080e098bcf2f6fb5a http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/134/mm-eng-04.JPG 13d9c0d3bb6576ad95ee26bb5b02d83e http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/134/mm-eng-05.JPG 1c4fdae7fb3559bcc01c78724dc1abb5 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/134/mm-eng-06.JPG a74c2d325a7a284529fd3569ef8799e0 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/134/mm-eng-07.JPG 78463915313d23462849c25a9280924d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge and Chin Strap Buttons, Engineer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1930s-pre-1942. Cap badge worn by an A.B. or Engineer officer pre-war. It comprised of a wool badge sewn directly onto a mohair band. The band was removed from a cap which was unable to be conserved due to mold damage. The cap badge stitching is coming apart; the cheesecloth backing is evident and does not fluoresce when a black light is applied - its construction is consistent from pre-war cap badges. Unlike British badges of the period which coil bullion wire around a copper thread, this badge is bullion over yellow floss. The plating has flaked off revealing tarnished silver. The metal grommets for the chin strap buttons (cap screws) was a design feature found on higher-end cap bands. During the war, most cap bands used a thread-reinforced slit for the cap screws. Of note are the buttons - there are cuff-button style and secured the chin strap by means of wire. The chin strap - since discarded - was made of leather. The buttons do not have a manufacturer hallmark, and the eagle is facing to its left. This design was used prior to May 1942. One of the buttons has a high degree of corrosion as would be expected for a base-metal construction as found on pre-war uniforms. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/135/uk-gpo-cable-1.JPG 5a401bd5053b71d751d04b016069be1f http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/135/uk-gpo-cable-2.JPG bb2b65178687706fbae2e5a4a91ab29e http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/135/uk-gpo-cable-3.JPG 75ab85232214477387228c9cfbf67d03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, General Post Office Cable Ship, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1930s-1940s. Cap badge worn by an officer aboard a United Kingdom cable ship operated by the General Post Office. The badge is woven and embroidered with a central device depicting an hourglass in the hand of Old Father Time being shattered by an electrical discharge. The entire badge is surmounted by the Tudor Crown (also known as the King's Crown); which was a design element for cap badges between 1902 and 1953. The badge itself follows the pattern for British government cap badges - Royal Navy-style laurels flanking a central device and topped with the sovereign's crown. Cable ships were tasked with laying hundreds of miles of submarine cable which connected the world - first for telegraph and later telephone. Ships of the General Post Office had the designation "Her (His) Majesty's Telegraph Ship" (HMTS) through the 1960s. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/136/usnr1-1.JPG dfde7380bd7bc586c2f3522cc455bdfc http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/136/usnr1-2.JPG 3541842abe5314019457e1bca254b95e http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/136/usnr1-3.JPG 543ec3bb130110cd4fd33757760a67b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Uniforms and Insignia Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative uniforms and insignia from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Decoration of Honor A badge, medal, or ribbon bar denoting personal or group honors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Badge, United States Naval Reserve Description An account of the resource Ca. 1938-1941 (mid -1942). Removable USNR cloth badge. Until the advent of stamped-metal badges. embroidered badges with pin backs were used on both blue and white uniforms. USMMA http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/137/mm-cuff-deck1-1.JPG 3b5de3a0402ffad39e82c3357b592bdc http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/137/mm-cuff-deck1-2.JPG 0579ab841ebf25ac7c6f1653a65064a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Uniforms and Insignia Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative uniforms and insignia from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Insigne, Cloth Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Insignia, Merchant Marine, Deck officer cuff devices Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. As worn above rank lace, these devices denoted a deck officer; http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/138/panamarrssline1-1.JPG fc02ad246d01ec56bb8a367d0bb7e699 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/138/panamarrssline1-2.JPG 1a3eb82f42c72681849bc2970134e16d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Panama Railroad Steamship Line Description An account of the resource Ca. mid-1940s. Cap badge found on caps of Panama Railroad Steamship Line crewmembers. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/139/usmma-blazerpatch1-1.JPG 4b95c8babc3813018ec6a1655ba6fa1d http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/139/usmma-blazerpatch1-2.JPG 5def60625fefe1172d0c7bd0e5a90f72 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/139/usmma-blazerpatch1-3.JPG f982cacb040cd49b7254c6544c1336bc http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/139/usmma-blazerpatch2-1.JPG bd9cf1997a6bbbf2555d572202e2ffac http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/139/usmma-blazerpatch2-2.JPG 7c86f77cf9b478475d08cd3ece07ce12 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/9/139/usmma-blazerpatch2-3.JPG b80cab2fd351681766197f9d4b5d54be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and Merchant Marine Academy Uniforms, Insignia, and Ephemera Description An account of the resource Since its institution in 1938, the United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and its successors have worn a variety of headwear. This collection details the uniforms and allied insignia over time. Insigne, Cloth Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blazer Badges, United States Merchant Marine Academy Description An account of the resource 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 States Lines followed by Wm. Chelsea, Ltd. At the latter he designed neckties, gentlemen's scarves, and blazer badges; the company itself was a supplier of these items to private schools, colleges and universities, and clubs. These badges may have been of his design. These blazer badges may very well be one-offs and perhaps offered to alumni of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Although the central device is that of the old United States Maritime Service cap badge, the crest is originally that of the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps - later the United States Merchant Marine Academy (and USMS). The motto, "Acta Non Verba" (Latin: "Deeda not Words") is that of the Academy. One of the badges shows evidence that prong-attachments pierced the back. The threads are natural and synthetic along with gold bullion and silver-plated French wire. USMMA http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/140/plaque-biot-navcommsta.jpg e6fd98a03ceac3aed7295c13d7a0a5b2 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/140/navcommsta-dg-medallion.png 9078fca2872a29f0e3596ca90d0b4a4b Plaque A wall-hanging usually commemorative or denoting an honor or award. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plaque, United States Navy, United States Naval Communications Station - Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory Description An account of the resource Ca. 1970s. Wardroom plaque, US NAVCOMMSTA Diego Garcia BIOT. Immediately after the eviction of the island's residents and clearing the territory of the civilian population, the British and United States governments set about to militarize Diego Garcia. One of the first facilities to be built was a communications station operated by the United States Navy. The plaque illustrates the unique history and political situation of the island. The crossed United Kingdom and United States flags represent British sovereignty over the territory and its shared use by British and American forces; the donkey element recalls the feral donkeys that roamed the island - they were marooned after the closure of the copra (coconut) plantation; the remnants of the plantation which dominated the island are depicted by the coconut tree; the radio tower is that of the communication station. A history of NAVCOMMSTA Diego Garcia is as follows - From Naval Facilities Engineering Command History 1965-74, Chapter 10: NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION, DIEGO GARCIA The Navy's communications facility on the atoll of Diego Garcia was a major Command project during the 1970s. Before the Diego Garcia facility was established, the Indian Ocean had been a blacked-out area in the Navy's worldwide communications network. Construction of the Diego Garcia facility was undertaken to remedy this situation. The facility was built primarily by personnel of the Naval Construction Force under a bilateral agreement between the united Kingdom and the United States. What of the atoll itself? Diego Garcia is 12,000 miles from the nearest United States port. Even within the geography of the Indian Ocean it is isolated. Before construction began, the nearest airfield was located at the British base at Gan, 400 miles to the north. The nearest commercial port is Colombo, 960 nautical miles distant.176 The atoll is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BlOT), formed in 1965 from territory formally belonging to Mauritius and the Seychelles Islands. The atoll is one of fifty-two which make up the Chagos Archipelago which spreads over an area of 10,000 square miles. The Chagos Archipelago is located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, south of India and between the African continent and Indonesia. Diego Garcia is a narrow coral atoll having a land area of about eleven square miles, which nearly encloses a lagoon. It is shaped roughly like a "V", which stretches thirty-seven miles from tip to tip, with an opening to the north-northwest. Shallow reefs surround the atoll on the ocean side as well as within the lagoon. Most of the aggregate used in the construction effort was blasted from the outer reefs, then crushed to required size. Diego Garcia was discovered approximately 400 years ago by the Portuguese. It subsequently fell under French control and in 1814 it passed to the British. In 1974 it was part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. In the past, the atoll's major industry was copra. In addition, there was a phosphate mine and the atoll further served as a coaling station. In December 1966, the United Kingdom and the United States signed a bilateral agreement constituted by the Exchange of Notes dated 30 December 1966 (BlOT Agreement 1966), which made the islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory available for the defense purposes of both governments as need arose. On 24 October 1972 a supplementary agreement was signed by the two governments concerning the construction of a limited United States Naval Communications Facility on Diego Garcia (Diego Garcia Agreement 1972). The purpose of this facility was to provide a link in United States defense communications and to furnish improved communications support in the Indian Ocean for ships and aircraft owned or operated by or in behalf of either government. FOllowing Department of Defense approval of the plan, the first two increments of the project were submitted to Congress, and were approved and subsequently funded in the fiscal year 1971 and 1972 Military Construction Appropriation Acts. Construction was to be accomplished by the united States, utilizing units of the Naval Construction Force. The base on Diego Garcia was initially planned as an austere communications station with all necessary supporting facilities including an airstrip. The project was originally intended to be completed within three years, however, this deadline was later extended a year to July 1975. Pursuant to the Diego Garcia agreement of 1972, supplementary arrangements were also made between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy for the joint operation of the communications facility. Consequently, both the British and American flags would fly over the facility and the United Kingdom would assist in manning it.l77 The actual construction presented several problems to those who would do the building. One of the most critical problems on Diego Garcia was that of obtaining good fill material. Vast amounts of fill were needed for the foundations of all horizontal and vertical structures. In addition, good material was required for aggregate for the concrete work done on the atoll. Due to the limited amount of developable land on the atoll, future expansion would require that marginal lands be filled and made buildable. These marginal lands included marshy lowlands, borrow pits and shallow portions of the lagoon.178 There were three sources of fill material on the atoll: (1) borrow excavation, (2) the coral shelf that surrounded the atoll, and (3) dredged material. The first two sources were the least desirable because borrow pits made additional land areas unusable and mining of the coral shelf was both costly and difficult. Dredging offered the best method of obtaining fill material and aggregate in terms of quantity and quality. It was recommended that whenever feasible all the dredged material be deposited ashore. This amount should be sufficient to provide fill for all projects planned on Diego Garcia. Where feasible the dredged material was stockpiled and/or put in areas of future potential use. Certain constraints also limited the nature and location of construction on the atoll. Not only was the amount of developable land on Diego Garcia limited, but much of the better land was not available due to the presence of various clearance requirements related either to safety or to operational factors. One of these operational factors concerned the communications installation itself. In order to assure minimum interference between high frequency transmitter and receiver, there had to be a separation distance of fifteen miles between the two. The receiver station was to be located five miles frm the airfield, five miles from the primary power plant, one mile from the cantonment area and three miles from the light industrial areas.179 Air safety also put constraints on construction. The Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) was intended to define an area where land uses which were incompatible with air operations would be excluded. The Air Installations Compatible Use Zone was derived from two elements, noise and crash potential. Noise contours and crash potential areas were delineated for Diego Garcia. The Air Installations Compatible Use Zone could contain such compatible uses as outdoor recreation, industrial facilities, warehousing and petroleum storage. Airfield safety requirements made it necessary to restrict all construction within 750 feet of the runway center line. Beyond that line facilities could be constructed which did not penetrate a 7.:1 slope. It is also necessary that zones 3,000 feet beyond the end of the runway be free from obstruction. Another constraint on building was the 600 foot clearance zone that had to be maintained around the Radar Wind sending building, which was located approximately 1,500 feet west of the Air Operations building. Water was also a limiting factor. Due to the critical water supply situation, several areas were designated as "water zones." No construction was allowed in these areas in order to insure an adequate supply of well-water to support the needs of the personnel on the island. There was also a necessity for the safe storage of explosives. Since no inhabited structures could be built within the Explosives Safety Quantity Distance (ESQD) arcs generated by stored explosives, the safety zones imposed a rather extensive limitation on developable land.(180) The final limitation on development concerned the boundaries of the areas allotted to each of the two contracting powers. In accordance with the agreement between the united States and British governments, the united States could use the west side of the atoll up to latitude 7024'30" S on the east side of the atoll. (181) On 23 January 1971, a nine man reconnaissance party from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 landed on Diego Garcia to confirm planning information and to initiate a preliminary survey of the beach landing areas. Subsequently, during early March 1971, a fifty man landing party arrived at Diego Garcia aboard the USS Vernon County (LST 1161). This party comprised personnel of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, Amphibious Forces Pacific Underwater Demolition Team, Construction Battalions Atlantic, and Air Transportable Communications Unit 4. Men from these units marked underwater obstructions, installed temporary navigational aids and cleared beach areas in preparation for an over the beach landing of additional personnel. On 20 March 1971, an advance party of 160 men arrived and during the following month the main body of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 landed. The battalion's main assignment was the construction of a temporary Seabee camp, construction of water and electrical distribution systems, completion of a camp dining hall, laundry, refrigeration and material storage facilities, and construction of a temporary industrial site and a 3,500 foot interim airstrip. Prior to the completion of the airstrip on 15 July 1971, all personnel, equipment and supplies had to be landed on the beach by LST and Mike boat. In October and November 1971, Detachment "Chagos" of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 71 and the whole of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 arrived. Their arrival marked the beginning of large scale military construction on Diego Garcia. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 devoted its major effort to erecting the receiver and transmitter buildings. Other projects undertaken included the placing of the base course for the permanent runway, taxiway and parking apron, operation of a precast yard and block plant, and construction of the 5,000 foot POL lagoon causeway. Detachment "Chagos'" construction efforts were located at the permanent industrial site and consisted of four permanent structures, the largest of which was the cold storage and general warehouse. During this period civil service personnel from the Naval Electronics System Command were also deployed to Diego Garcia to provide electronic equipment installation support in conjunction with the construction of the transmitter and receiver buildings. (182) In July 1972, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62 relieved Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1. The men of the new battalion concentrated on the construction of the transmitter and receiver buildings. They also paved the airfield and continued work at both the cantonment and the industrial sites. On 25 December 1972, the first Air Force C-l41 jet transport landed on 6,000 feet of completed permanent runway (with the Bob Hope Christmas Show Troupe). The concrete work on the full 8,000 foot permanent runway with adjoining taxiway and parking apron was completed by March 1973. Following completion of the runway, a weekly C-l4l Military Airlift Command flight was initiated between Diego Garcia and Utapao, Thailand. The third Detachment "Chagos," composed of 180 men from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, arrived in November 1972. It continued work on the air operations and radar wind buildings, the sewage lagoon, and bachelor officer and enlisted quarters. During December 1972, personnel of the Naval Communication Station Pre-establishment Detachment began to arrive. Their task was to prepare for the acceptance of equipment and facilities as they were turned over for operations and maintenance. In February 1973, the first group of Royal Navy personnel arrived to join the Naval Communication Station Pre-establishment Detachment. This group officially relieved Air Transportable Communications Unit 4 of its duty of providing off-island communications support to all units on the atoll. Finally on 20 March 1973, exactly two years after construction began, the Naval Communications Station, Diego Garcia, was officially establishment. During March, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 relieved Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62 and subsequently continued work on various projects, giving special attention to runway lighting and the work at both the industrial and cantonment sites. During June 1973, there was another unit change, when Detachment "Chagos" of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10 relieved Detachment "Chagos" of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133.(183) The second construction increment slated for the Naval Communication Station, Diego Garcia was the provision of a ship channel and turning basin in the lagoon. This construction was awarded as an international contract to a construction firm from Taiwan. Construction began in August 1973 and would take two years to complete. Most of the station's facilities were built in the cantonment area, located at the northern most tip of the atoll. The station's personnel were quartered and supported here. This area was designed as a walking/bicycling community, hence auto and truck traffic was strictly limited. Community support facilities included a gym, bowling alley, chapel, medical facility, Navy exchange, swimming pool, All Hands Club, and playing fields and courts. Additional planned facilities included an Armed Forces radio and television station, chapel addition, hobby shop, special services issue office, theater, library and education center. A Chief Petty Officers Club, Officers Club, snack bar and recreation area were also eventually to be built.184 The administration building was also located in the cantonment area. It was located thus because this location was readily accessible to personnel being supported and to the administrative personnel who worked there. An addition to this building was planned. A fire station was also sited in the cantonment area. Generally a location central to the developed area would have been preferred. However, since Diego Garcia was long and narrow and and since most of the facilities which were considered to be life safety hazards were concentrated in the Cantonment Area, a site there was deemed most suitable for a fire station. The second major area of construction was the airfield and its supporting activities. It was located about midway down the length of the western side of the atoll. Revised requirements called for the extension of the original 8,000 foot runway to 12,000 feet. In order to avoid expansion into the ocean or lagoon, 3,000 feet were added to the southeast end and 1,000 feet to the northwest end of the runway. A 1,000 foot overrun was required at each end of the lengthened runway. An additional requirement called for an increase in the size of the parking aprons by 89,750 square yards so that taxiways and runway turnarounds might be built. The following new airport support facilities were also deemed necessary: an air transportation hangar, operations building expansion, airfield transit storage, an aircraft washrack and a crash fire station. The public works area (formerly the industrial area) was located approximately five miles south of the airfield and its supporting facilities. Supply support for the atoll was centralized at this point. As the permanent facilities on the atoll began to take shape, certain geography related problems began to manifest themselves. All automotive and construction equipment on the atoll operated under very adverse environmental conditions. Experience showed maintenance demands to be extreme and vehicle downtime high. Accordingly, vehicular travel was limited as much as possible. The land use plan incorporated this rationale through designation of the northwest tip of the island for the cantonment area and the establishment of a new supply support point near it. The location of warehouses in the public works area made it necessary to move 90 percent of all supplies a total of twenty miles (airfield to warehouse plus warehouse to cantonment area). This was a particularly bad practice for cold storage items. The Navy's POL storage requirement was 480,000 barrels in support of both ship and aircraft needs. The Air Force required an additional 160,000 barrels of storage. The POL site was located between the warehouse area and the Seabee construction support area . The original construction plan had the POL tanks located on a fill area adjacent to the causeway. A new site was required for the following reasons: (1) the old site would require use of critical fill material needed for other planned facilities, (2) the need to expand airfield facilities into the area along the causeways, (3) and the preference of POL operators to locate the storage tanks at a less exposed site. A new site was selected north of the airfield. It had the advantage of being located near the causeway/fuel pier and airfield operations area. One disadvantage was that a borrow pit was being used on the site. It would have to be filled and the area regraded before construction of the fuel tanks could begin. Additional public works shops and stores were to be provided through conversion of existing general warehousing and cold storage facilities located in the public works area. The warehousing function was to be consolidated in the new supply support area. The expansion of the existing power plant by two additional 1,200 kilowatt generators was proposed. In order to retain the necessary separation for noise, access and fire safety between the existing public works office and the power plant, the natural expansion direction was to the south. However, two fuel tanks had been built in this area. These tanks would have to be relocated prior to the construction of the power plant extensions. Since the primary function at Diego Garcia was initially communications support, the communications facilities were the most completely developed. The locations of the receiver and transmitter areas were for all practical purposes fixed by the existence of permanent buildings and antennas. An addition to the receiver building (located in the cantonment area) was the only expansion of communications functions planned during 1975.185 Waterfront facilities were built in the cantonment area. By 1975 these temporary facilities were judged inadequate for both offloading and maintaining the boats which were the only means of moving cargo from ship to shore. Even if a pier were to be built, boats would still be required for movement of cargo. A permanent facility which would allow efficient offloading of the boats was a necessity. In order to maintain the boats properly, a complete maintenance facility was required. The maintenance facility was to include previsions for removing boats from the water for overhaul and returning the boats to the water afterward.186 Additional modifications planned for the waterfront area included a small boat pool and a pier. The small boat pool was to be located at the causeway and would contain facilities for lifting boats out of the water, a boathouse, moorings for all small boats and a crane for loading and offloading cargo. The pier was to be T-shaped and would extend out into the lagoon from the end of the existing causeway. (187) A fleet recreation area was considered necessary to accommodate the large number of fleet personnel who might be on shore at various times. All personnel support facilities in the cantonment area were designed for the support of the permanent party. They were not large enough to support additional transient fleet personnel. Because of this, a fleet recreation facility located away from the permanent cantonment recreation was to be provided. Other presently planned facilities include a hardstand for the vehicles of the Marine Amphibious Unit (to be located near the causeway), and short-term training facilities for Marine personnel. (188) By 1975 permanent electrical power generating facilities had been constructed on the atoll. These facilities included the main power plant, three standby power plants and a regulating vault. The main power plant located in the public works area, was composed of four 1,200 KW generators which generated power at 41,160 volts. It was proposed to add two additional 1,200 KW generators to this plant. The standby generators were located respectively at the transmitter station, the receiving station, and at "c" building. The regulating vault was located at the air operations building. Two barge-mounted desalinization units furnished the atoll's water supply. The planned permanent facility, which was to be located within the main power plant building, included two 60,000 GPD capacity units designed to operate on heat recovered from the main power plant generating units. A subsequent study for alternate solutions for the water supply indicated that a groundwater source utilizing the electrodialysis method for water treatment was best suited for Diego Garcia. (189). Electrodialysis units were to be installed at the various centers of water demand. The plan to install the desalinization units in the power house was consequently discarded and the space set aside for them was used in subsequent expansion of power generating facilities. Sewage disposal on Diego Garcia was rather simple and straightforward: Sewage from the cantonment area was pumped to a large sewage lagoon which had an ocean outlet. Sewage from all other facilities was handled by small septic tanks with leaching fields. No expansion to any of these systems was expected. As the Naval Communication Station, Diego Garcia was still a developing facility at the end of 1974, especially as regards its total final mission, many changes and additions can be expected in construction planned for it in the future. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/141/mm-luckenbach-01.JPG fcf3abd5fb258f28633145ef44b7f85d http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/141/mm-luckenbach-02.JPG a86bedff080cc44aea254ef9a370a92e http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/141/mm-luckenbach-03.JPG 6df661cf3d25c60f79337eb5e86127f5 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/141/mm-luckenbach-04.JPG c4bac398ee31df566ed6ae7de915c10a http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/141/mm-luckenbach-05.JPG ae3a21d131811827d56510b8f3142314 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Luckenbach Shipping Lines, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. early-1940s cap badge & post-1955 wool backing. Cap badge is early 1940s vintage as the materials and GEMSCO hallmark attest; the backing's keeper pins are positively dated to post 1955 per the configuration of the dimples (two pairs of two). http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/142/trinityhouse_pilot-1.jpg 64b97d17bf5c977409ad2d0583b10f58 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/142/trinityhouse_pilot-1-rev.jpg 12f9b8c1eb586e2d985c6677249a8fd3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Trinity House Pilot Description An account of the resource ca. 1940s. Bullion wire on wool backing. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/143/trinityhouse_principal_keeper.jpg a3760c2f75cfa16ddba7ff820d9e2811 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Trinity House Lighthouse Principal Keeper http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/144/trinityhouse_assistant-keeper.jpg 6edfcc35faa4acc39c5357643e659199 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Trinity House Lighthouse Assistant Keeper http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/145/trinityhouse_pilot-2.jpg 672ce70abd410c0643670b56ac9f57bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Trinity House Pilot Launch crew member http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/146/portugal-merchantnavy-officer.JPG 35b630259f9114485531fd4ae5771898 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, Portugal, Merchant Navy, Officer http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/147/1940s-uk_merchantnavy-cpo2.JPG 89238e889d81f20c8f63cad58eb69ee0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Merchant Navy, Chief Petty Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/148/1940s-uk_merchantnavy-cpo1.JPG 82edebf97a8ed5a31bded51e29ad6a89 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge on band, United Kingdom, Merchant Navy, Chief Petty Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. Cap badge affixed to mohair band. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/149/1940s-uk_merchantnavy-officer1.JPG e77f02b5df6292a0f0f76b470b8e30af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Merchant Navy, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/150/1929-usl-steward1-1.JPG cce0c01babb35f5d0e9e1c5dba34223c http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/150/1929-usl-steward1-2.JPG 3825b5a5c4661963652f287359364f73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Lines, Steward Description An account of the resource Ca. 1931. Subject The topic of the resource USL USL http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/151/1929-usl-officer1-1.JPG 6e2c500f35e80d4343f1aab8eac18663 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/151/1929-usl-officer1-2.JPG 5c8ef8540a8dbbff3bf7e0cb1dcbdfd7 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/151/1929-usl-officer1-3.JPG 41c8e36cddbfa1cd82dfb6a9bd5e7a78 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/7/151/1929-usl-officer1-4.JPG 1573a761cdf6d2369fcf17040f3a6518 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badges Description An account of the resource Just as the military had an array of cap badges to denote organization, rank, and rate, so too did the Merchant and Government Marine. This collection details a selection of cap badges from the United States Armed, Merchant, and Government Marine in addition to foreign cap badges. Badge, Cap Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap Badge, United States Lines, Officer Description An account of the resource Ca. 1931. Subject The topic of the resource USL USL http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/153/1930s-usl-boards1-1.JPG a668bedf1fea69c0010bc5c10a503c84 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/153/1930s-usl-boards1-2.JPG 5b5c5eb1b37f7893937b3064900f0428 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/153/1930s-usl-boards1-3.JPG b93d780d758e6199019439db28a23354 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/153/1930s-usl-button1-1.JPG 8b76111441873c3058d6dfa37e0b3800 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/153/1930s-usl-button1-2.JPG 03dd70778f121ebb8d2b9c37bcf7228b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/10/153/1930s-usl-button2-1.JPG 626dfd3a33cc94ecf351aa6687de2366 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Uniforms and Insignia Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative uniforms and insignia from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Insigne, Epaulette Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Epaulettes and Buttons, International Merchantile Marine - United States Lines, Officer. Description An account of the resource 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 uniform with circular button toggles. Each button has the backmark "S. Appel & Co. * New York *." This backmark definitely dates the buttons to the mid-1930s. The VanCourt catalog number for these buttons is 84-11. The uniform itself lacked pin holes on the chest for a USNR badge. This could mean the individual that wore this uniform was not a member of USNR or the uniform is pre-1938 - this being the year when the pin was authorized for wear by the U.S. Navy for U.S. Naval Reserve Merchant Marine Auxilliary members. Most deck and engineering officers of USL were members of the USNR. The epaulettes are of the flat interwar style with slightly rounded edges. Of particular interest are the strap keeper button. Both interwar and most wartime straps were affixed using cap screws - the screw-construction used to affix chin straps to a cap. These use brass nuts (pre-war) and the star-anchor-star pattern. This point to a few assumptions: 1. IMM/USL did not have cap screws based on VC18-11. 2. IMM/USL adhered to period U.S. Navy prohibitions against wearing its insignia by non-Navy officers. 3. Appel & Co. - which also supplied quality insignia items to yacht clubs - was the preferred supplier of uniform insignia to USL. Most marked USL insignia bears Appel & Co. tags. The last point is of interest as among future U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen-cadets, their buttons were also of the star-anchor-star design and were known as "yacht club" buttons. Subject The topic of the resource USL USL http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/8/154/1956-cap-usl-jjsmith1.JPG 45d2f41c1336f8ace06608102a3a4323 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/8/154/1956-cap-usl-jjsmith2.JPG 92e44b7ee0a2febfa56f16d9b7f78b6d http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/8/154/1956-cap-usl-jjsmith3.JPG d1429e9c70132637d5e04c3622241ae1 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/8/154/1956-cap-usl-jjsmith4.JPG 1ee5cbfa2e7b769f14f98a5ffc4d2ee4 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/8/154/1956-cap-usl-jjsmith5.JPG ec5505cd82b576784646b9840c1008ae http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/8/154/1956-cap-usl-jjsmith6.JPG 618f2e46784a8d921bc7765d42954054 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mementos of Chief Engineer James Joseph Smith Headwear Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap (Khaki), United States Lines Officer Description An account of the resource Ca, 1956. Ex-James J. Smith. 1956 awardee of USL DSM. Subject The topic of the resource USL USL http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/2/155/usms-officer-1940s2_1.JPG 9b3986c63ae269f19aa6071f7ecabe04 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/2/155/usms-officer-1940s2_2.JPG 79882c2e0de0c16ccd68762c3c88e47b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/2/155/usms-officer-1940s2_3.JPG c972a4d00d662fb88dd17b6f8ffb28b9 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/2/155/usms-officer-1940s2_4.JPG 2bbda8b521743dba7000fb8ead4b29f9 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/2/155/usms-officer-1940s2_5.JPG c324b2d2e789bb3a18ee39064cf715f2 http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/2/155/usms-officer-1940s2_6.JPG bd178e71817cd918f4d0ceed84271c1b http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/files/original/2/155/usms-officer-1940s2_7.JPG e4ddaffe96ba67d70a445ea02487add4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merchant Marine and Government Marine Caps Description An account of the resource The maritime trades and the government marine have traditionally shared similar headwear and uniforms with that of the armed marine - the United States Navy. In this collection please find representative headwear from private and government concerns primarily from the mid-twentieth century. Headwear Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cap (Khaki), United States Maritime Service Officer Subject The topic of the resource ex-Corwin A. Roberts Description An account of the resource Ca. 1940s. Cap badge is of Vanguard manufacture with smooth ribbon on the wreath element. USMS