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demonboy279 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 03/10/2006 9:39 pm I found this in my back yard close to where the bullet shell was. It looks very similiar to many different military and navy emblems but after searching yahoo google and ebay I decided to ask for help. If you can give me ANY information on this whatsoever id be very grateful. Its only about an inch tall and mayb a half inch wide. It looks to be pretty old. The civil war did come through here and actually completely destroyed the city about 4 blocks from me In 1862. So do you think its from then? Anything you might know about this piece would be greatly appreciated... Report this Post to the Staff

Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 03/11/2006 7:08 pm I did a Google search for US Navy insignia and came up with this pic of a book on naval insignia that has an image that looks like a modernized design based on what you found (look in the lower right corner). It looks like it was a rank insignia of some kind. http://www.flyingtigerssurplus.com/...s/bg2106.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
demonboy279 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 03/11/2006 11:25 pm That is pretty close. Thanks for helpin. I still cant figure out much about it. So if anyone else knows anything please let me know. Thanks again Susan Report this Post to the Staff
darknight_4456 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 03/14/2006 8:52 pm This is what I use when I find military pins and emblemsThink it might be CPO's from Navy or Coast Guard.Hope this helps..Dave http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/mi...o.htm#awards Report this Post to the Staff
wrk4lvg Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 03/15/2006 12:11 am Petty officer 3rd class. Both US Coast Guard and Navy use this rank and insignia. They would wear it on their Dress Unniform (Class A or B) Report this Post to the Staff
RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 03/15/2006 02:42 am I came with the same answer Jayson has, except that wikipedia says two cheverons mean PO 2nd class: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_...Second_Class I'm not familiar to US ranking, that's only net search. Which one is it Jayson? Report this Post to the Staff
wrk4lvg Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 03/15/2006 03:24 am You are right, it is 2nd class. My hands were typing faster than my brain was processing. Sorry for the confusion. Report this Post to the Staff
wrk4lvg Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 03/15/2006 03:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
demonboy279 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 03/15/2006 03:35 am Thanks for all the great help. Another site told me it appeared to be a NAVY yeoman badge from WWII Ill just put it together and say its a Petty officer second class from WWII? I appreciate everything. Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 05/01/2006 12:02 am Fascinating fine. The crossed anchors mean the wearer was also a qualified boatswain. If you look here http://freepages.military.rootsweb....s/index.html about half way down the page you can see a similar shoulder patch for a 1st class PO boatswain. Report this Post to the Staff
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