Introduction to Visual Reference Guide 2: WWII US Military Pins

Visual Reference Guide 2: WWII US Military Pins

Provenance

My Grandfather owned a millinery and tailoring store which also sold military items in San Francisco during the depression and WW2 era. During that time, my Father collected over 200+ military patches insignias from WWII.



In Summer of 2005 my Father asked me to liquidate his collection for him and by Fall/Winter 2005, I had catalogued most of the items and proceeded to sell the entire collection on ebay. My Father purchased these patches from my Grandfather for approximately 10¢ each during WWII with his allowance, and immediately stapled them to the card stock shown. Occasionally my Grandfather would give my Father a patch for his collection.



All patches are original to the era represented, and are NOT modern reproductions. All patches, military pins, medals and buttons were unused, unless noted otherwise.



All patches, pins and insignia are sold or are no longer available. Please do NOT inquire about purchasing these items, because I no longer have them and I will not respond to your request.

I am posting this information in the hope it will assist collectors and persons who are interested in this data.



Please note: At some time in the near future, I will be changing servers, so right click and save NOW if you want these pictures for reference.

All pictures are copyright to me, and I DO NOT give permission to reproduce these pictures. They are for personal use only.

The items in this thread will be listed in Alphabetical order, so that it is easier for me to post.

Referece information that is listed came from the following book, which is excellent, and I highly recommend (I used six books to identify the patches, pins and rating badges and this was one of the best visual identification guides):



I hope that the information I posted is correct, but if you see an error, feel free to post a note so that my error can be corrected.

Oh, and my father says if you like what you see, you can make a donation to his retirement fund.

List of WWII WWII US Military Pins from my father's collection:

WW2 1ST Lieutenant Bars NIP

WW2 6th Army Lapel Pin 24K GP Glass RARE

WW2 7th Army Lapel Pin 24K GP Glass RARE

WW2 9th Army Lapel Pin 24K GP Glass RARE

WW2 42nd Lapel Pin 24K GP Glass RARE

WW2 Air Force Machinist Mate Pins

WW2 American Emblem Engineer Pins NIP

WW2 Army Medical Corps Caduceus Pins

WW2 CBI Lapel Pin 24K GP Glass RARE

WW1 WW2 Distinctive Insignia Enamel Pins

WW1 WW2 Distinctive Insignia Enamel Pins 

WW2 Distinctive Insignia Enamel Pins

WW2 Distinctive Insignia Enamel Pins

WW2 Distinctive Insignia Enamel Pins

WW2 Distinctive Insignia Enamel Pins

WW2 Distinctive Insignia Enamel Pins

WW2 Gemsco Honorable Discharge Pins

WW2 Rifle Pistol Sharpshooter Pins Silver

WW2 USMC EGA Uniform collar set Marine Corps

WW2 Warrant Officer NIP

WW2 Wolf Brown U.S. Collar Badge Pins NIP