Your pin was given as an award for building ships during WWII and are often referred to as war service pins. They were given to individuals as well as entire crews working in a particular factory on projects supporting the war effort. There were different ones for different industries as well as a "generic"one.
If your patron knows what state her father worked in she may be able to find more information about the work he did. After the war many states conducted surveys of their various industries to collect the data regarding the support of the war. Sometimes you can find these surveys in local historical societies or in state archives. They provide a huge amount of information about individual companies' contribution to the war effort.
Heidi Campbell-Shoaf
Curator
Historical Society of Frederick County
24 E. Church St.
Frederick, MD 21718
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From: Rachel Roberts
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Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:48 AM
Subject: Question about a pin
Good morning, listserv-ers! We recently received the following inquiry:
"I have a pin, I think it is bronze, it is the size of a silver dollar, a flag shield with thirteen stars are at the top of this pin, and around the pin it says War Service, Ship Building, in the center there is a ship, with smoke coming out its stack, and poles and lines, like maybe it could be sailed, the imprint of the water is underneath the ship. This is imprinted into the center of the pin. On the back is a # 59941. and of course you can see the imprint of everything else on the back of the pin from the front. And of course the clasp."
Does anyone out there have any suggestions for this patron? The pin belonged to her father, who has passed away, and he didn't know anything about the item.
Rachel Roberts
Dallas Historical Society
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214.421.4500 ext. 110
P. O. Box 150038
Dallas, TX 75315-0038
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