Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Rating Patch
Object NamePatch, Military
Historic Owner
Norman Harris Nunn
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1943
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumfabric
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the Nunn family. 2016.83.03
Object number2016.83.03
DescriptionPatch, Military; U.S. Navy aviation ordnanceman first class (AOM1) rating badge. The white fabric patch is in the shape of a pentagon, with the base at the top and vertex pointing down. From top to bottom the patch depicts an eagle with outstretched wings, an aviation ordnanceman rating insignia, and three chevrons embroidered in dark blue thread. The rating insignia is a flaming bomb with wings. The back has “1943” embroidered inside the top chevron.On View
Not on viewCollections
Edward George Wynn
1943–1945
Object number: 2018.26.03
Shaun O’Shaughnessy
1962–1963
Object number: 2018.51.02