Name/Title
Pin, LapelEntry/Object ID
2026.9Description
Army-Navy "E" Award lapel pin
The Army-Navy “E” Award was an honor presented to companies and organizations during World War II whose production facilities achieved “Excellence in Production” (“E”) of war equipment. The award was created to encourage industrial mobilization and production of materials during war time. By the end of the war in 1945, 4,283 companies had received the Army-Navy “E” Award. The recipients accounted for just 5% of the 85,000 companies involved in production for the US military’s war effort.
All factories engaged in war production were eligible for the Army-Navy “E” Award. Individual factories would be recommended by their district procurement officers, chiefs of supply services, agencies concerned with production, and the Commanding Officers of the Materiel Commands. Granting of the award was based on criteria including:
-Quality and quantity of production
-Overcoming of production obstacles
-Avoidance of work stoppages
-Maintaining of fair labor standards
-Training of additional labor forces
-Good record keeping in relation to health and safety
Factories awarded the Army-Navy "E" Award would be given a flag to fly and every employee would receive a lapel pin like this one.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
ABM PurchaseLocation
Gallery
*Concourse GalleryBuilding
*Elizabeth & Bolling Haxall Building
