Cap badge
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Brass letters "NYC" with pin on back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7434d
Gallery Label:
This badge was worn by a member of the NYC Patrol Corps during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43723
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cap badge
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 4.8 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Beaver in center of crossed feathers, encircled by border that is topped by crown.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7434c
Marks:
stamped: inside border: "CORPS OF MILITARY STAFF CLERKS"
Gallery Label:
Cap badge from the Corps of Military Staff Clerks from the administrative corps of the Canadian army. The Corps was disbanded on September 30, 1946.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43722
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cap
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Wool, leather, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 13.3 x 26.4 x 1 cm )
Description:
Olive wool cap lined along rim with blue cotton piping; bottom of interior lined with russet leather; rest with black leather.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7434b
Gallery Label:
This cap was worn by an enlisted man in the U.S. Infantry during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43721
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chevron
Classification:
Date:
1930-1945
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 x 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 12.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Olive felt chevron with three stripes; stripes have white in center and brown along edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7434a
Gallery Label:
This chevron was worn by a sergeant, probably in the Army.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43720
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Bronze button; anchor in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7433l
Marks:
stamped: "COAST GUARD"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43719
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 1.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Dome-shaped plastic button; eagle perched over anchor in center, encircled by stars.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7433k
Gallery Label:
This button was worn on an officer's summer uniform during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43718
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
largest: 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 0.6 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass buttons; dome-shaped; stamped with eagle perched over anchor, cannon, and cannonballs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7433hi
Gallery Label:
These buttons were worn by women's auxiliary units during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43716
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 1.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Brass buttons; dome-shaped; stamped with eagle that has shield on breast, grasping arrows and branches in talons and banner in beak.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7433fg
Marks:
stamped: inside banners: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Gallery Label:
These buttons were worn on the overcoats of Army enlisted men during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Insignia
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Two insignia; one consists of crossed flintlock pistols with pins on back; other has the pistols against a circular background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7433de
Gallery Label:
These insignia were worn by military policemen during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
43714
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1965
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Shield-shaped blue rayon patch; with four white stars.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer, 1966
Object Number:
INV.7468ooo
Gallery Label:
This patch was worn by a member of the U.S. Americal Division.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1965
eMuseum Object ID:
43705
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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