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Old 04-12-09, 08:08 PM
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Can anyone ID this. 2 clutch pins on the back.
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Old 04-12-09, 08:20 PM
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The badge is a US Army Officers branch insignia for the Transportation Corps.

Army Regulation 670-1 (AR 670-1).

(33) Transportation Corps. The officer branch insignia is a ship’s steering wheel, upon which is superimposed a
shield charged with a winged car wheel on a rail, all in gold-colored metal, 1 inch in height.
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Old 04-12-09, 08:24 PM
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Many thanks. I presume that it is a collar?

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Old 04-12-09, 08:31 PM
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Sorry, yes it is worn on the collar;

(1) Male officers. On the Army green, blue, and white coats, male officers wear their branch insignia centered on both lapels, 11⁄4 inches below the U.S. insignia. The branch insignia is positioned so that the centerline of the insignia bisects the centerline of the U.S. insignia and is parallel to the inside edge of the lapel (see fig 28–118). On the hospital duty uniform, male officers wear their branch insignia centered between the inside edge and the outside edge on the left collar, 1 inch from the lower edge of the collar, with the centerline of the insignia parallel to the lower edge of the collar (see fig 28–119). Except for chaplains, male officers will not wear their branch insignia on the AG 415 long- or short-sleeved shirts. Chaplains wear their branch insignia centered immediately over the left breast pocket (see fig 28–120). On the black pullover sweater, chaplains will wear their branch insignia centered above the nameplate, in lieu of the distinctive unit insignia.

(3) Female officers. On the old versions of the Army white and blue coats, female officers wear branch insignia on the left collar. The insignia is worn 1 inch above the notch, so the centerline of the insignia bisects the notch and is parallel to the inside edge of the collar (see fig 28–122). On the Army green coat and the new versions of the Army blue and white coats, female officers wear branch insignia on both lapels. The insignia is worn approximately 11⁄4 inches below the U.S. insignia, with the insignia bisecting the U.S. insignia and parallel to the inside edge of the lapel (see fig 28–123). On the hospital duty uniform, female officers wear the branch insignia centered on the left collar, 1 inch up from the lower edge of the collar, with the centerline of the insignia parallel to the lower edge of the collar. Except for chaplains, female officers will not wear branch insignia on the AG 415 short- or long-sleeved shirts. Female chaplains wear the branch insignia in a location similar to that described for male chaplains (see para 28–12a, above). On the black pullover sweater, chaplains wear their branch insignia centered above the nameplate, in lieu of the distinctive unit insignia.
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Old 04-12-09, 08:37 PM
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Mnay thanks. Now I just need to find a US army collar badge collector!
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