Rachel,
I agree with Mick, Mark, Cristin and Martha. Cape Fear Museum has a badge
like you describe with 16206 stamped into the back. We also have a
smaller, lapel pin size one that we list as a Pin, Occupational. We have
no known provenance other than the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
built 243 Liberty and C2 cargo ships here during World War II. If you're
interested, I'll be glad to e-mail images of both to you.
Tim
PS: trivia for today: the Mayaguez, captured by Khmer Rouge forces in May
1975, was built in Wilmington, NC during the war as the SS White Falcon.
Timothy S. Bottoms · Registrar · Cape Fear Museum · 814 Market Street ·
Wilmington, NC 28401 · 910.341.4350 x 3011 · 910.341.4037 (fax) ·
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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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