IrishGunner Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 I've had this badge for a few years... It's a 1902 cap badge for the dress blue uniform; 94th Company, Coast Artillery. The 94th Coy was posted to Fort Flagler, Puget Sound, Washington state... Thoughts...?
Hugh Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 With the humblest respect, might this not be a collar badge? I'm not a student of the US Army, but my father's collar badges from 1917 looked just like this (without the numerals). Just asking.
IrishGunner Posted December 22, 2013 Author Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) With the humblest respect, might this not be a collar badge? I'm not a student of the US Army, but my father's collar badges from 1917 looked just like this (without the numerals). Just asking. Hugh, according to my reference, 1902 Coast Artillery collar badges had pins and cap badges had screw backs. Mine is a screw back; so, I presumed cap badge, but I could be reading the reference incorrectly. Here's the reference - see Page 2: http://www.cdsg.org/reprint%20PDFs/CACinsignia.pdf You might find the homepage of the Coast Defense Study Group of interest... Edited December 22, 2013 by IrishGunner
Hugh Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 I should know better. Thanks for the reference. My father's cap badge was the American eagle. Merry Christmas! H
IrishGunner Posted January 8, 2014 Author Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I should know better. Thanks for the reference. My father's cap badge was the American eagle. Merry Christmas! H Hugh, in 1917 all cap badges changed from branch insignia to the eagle; so, that would make sense for your father's insignia. From 1905-1917, the cap badges were still branch insignia, but were smaller than the 1902 version. Here is a Field Artillery cap badge...1905-1917. A CAC cap badge would have been similar, but with the Company number on the bottom. Alongside with the pin back is the 6th FA enlisted collar insignia, 1905-1917. CAC would have had the Company number on the bottom. The shell disc in the center of the cannons for CAC enlisted insignia didn't come until the end of 1917. Gold was for the blue dress uniform and black was for the olive service uniform. Edited January 8, 2014 by IrishGunner
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