WWII Battleship police force badges
Posted: 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.
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WWII Battleship police force badges
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Other crew members wore buttons for a different reason
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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
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
I don't really know much about them
Posted: 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.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:28 pm
Well here is a great opportunity for you to contact the crewmans association Robert and ask them about itTom-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
