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U.S. Navy WAVES hatband with officer insignia depicting an eagle holding a striped shield impos…
U.S. Navy WAVES Hatband
U.S. Navy WAVES hatband with officer insignia depicting an eagle holding a striped shield impos…
U.S. Navy WAVES hatband with officer insignia depicting an eagle holding a striped shield imposed over two crossed fouled anchors

U.S. Navy WAVES Hatband

Object NameHatband
Historic Owner
Dateca. 1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumfabric, metal
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Pickens III. 2008.41.02
Object number2008.41.02
DescriptionHatband; U.S. Navy WAVES service cap band. The band is navy blue with a rounded tab extending from the front. A U.S. Navy officer hat device or insignia is in the center of the tab. The insignia is stitched onto the band with embroidered metal-coated thread. The insignia depicts an eagle holding a striped shield imposed over two crossed fouled anchors. There is a piece of fabric folded over the back of the band with crimped diagonal ends. A snap at the center back to attached the band to a cap.
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