Ca. 2005. Alan Beckman interpretation of an unofficial TC-WD cap badge; designation of CPO steward when no badge or “rank” existed in the organization.
Ca. 1941-1945. Cap device worn by offficer and aviation cadets on garrison hat. Device is a miniature of the full-size brest badge worn by qualified naval aviators. Eventually, this device was abandoned post war for the service coat collar insigne…
ca. 1970s. ex-Edgar Farr Russell, Jr. Worn by Capt. Russell while he commanded Naval Intelligence Command Reserve Unit 406 and Naval Reserve Intelligence Volunteer Training Unit 106. The cap badge is circa 1950s.
Ca. 1970s-1980s. ex-Captain Charles M. Renick. Cap frame is circa 1970s or 1980s; photographic evidence shows cap worn in 1984. Cap badge is circa 1960s. The business card in the cap is at least from July-August 1989, when Captain Renick assumed the…
Ca. late 1930s. ex-John S. Smith (?). Custom cap to a ship's master made in Shanghai, China. Cap manufactured by New Bright Cap Company, Shanghai, China. Construction is wicker frame with grey leather sweatband; cap badge is unmarked.(?) Despite cap…
circa 1949-1952. ex-Edgar Farr Russell, Jr. Capt. Russell was a 1949 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy; this was his cap at graduation.
Ca. 1949. Type 1. Although cap and badge are original, the cap band is not regulation. The present band is that of a United States Navy Officer (Commissioned).
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…
Custom box used to store a universal bearing finder. Captain Elmer J. Stull's personal stamp is on the lid and base of the box. From the estate of Captain Elmer J. Stull.
ca. October 1942. ex-William Ittel. "The Navigation Work Book." Workbooks of this sort were filled out by deck cadets with essential information provided by their instructors; upon graduation, they were often carried by junior officers as…
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…
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.
Ca. 1944. Each USMSTS had its own version of the United States Navy Shore Patrol; these units were responsible for the safety and security of all in the training establishments.
This badge was produced by badge manufacturer, F. G. Glover…
Ca. 2020. Blazer badge for members of the British Antarctic Survey Club. The central device is that of the British Antarctic Territory; the official description is thus:
On 11 March 1952, the Falkland Island Dependencies (constituted in 1908,…