WWII Battleship police force badges

Post by **Niner** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:50 pm

Took these on the Battleship Alabama. Each battleship had its own Master At Arms and military police force as well as a brig to put the "bad apples" in.

Post by **Niner** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:58 pm

Seems all enlisted men below the rank of chief petty officer wore buttons to show their assigned watch section and division.

Tom-May · Post by **Tom-May** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:40 am

Niner,

Those appear to be pin-backed badges - do you know if they were worn on the regular day-to-day uniform or only on, say, foul weather coats etc. where regular 'trade' badges couldn't be read?

Tom

Post by **Niner** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:55 am

I never was in the Navy so I have no idea other than what was printed on the display. Maybe somebody will come along that knows more about it. I would think some of these kinds of pins would be collected by somebody somewhere.

Post by **DuncaninFrance** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:28 pm

Tom-May wrote:Niner,

Those appear to be pin-backed badges - do you know if they were worn on the regular day-to-day uniform or only on, say, foul weather coats etc. where regular 'trade' badges couldn't be read?

Tom

Well here is a great opportunity for you to contact the crewmans association Robert and ask them about it

WWII Battleship police force badges

WWII Battleship police force badges

Other crew members wore buttons for a different reason

I don't really know much about them