Name/Title
Flood's Honorable DischargeEntry/Object ID
2025.1002.44Scope and Content
Black copy of Howard Flood's Honorable Discharge recieved on February 18, 1947. Back mentioned USS Texas as his first assignment. Honorable Discharge "ruptured duck" patch taped to the front of the paper on the left side.Context
Howard F. Flood Jr. enlisted in the Naval Reserves with parent permission on February 14, 1941, and went through basic training from July 5 to August 3. He went to additional schooling through September 3. His first assignment was on Battleship Texas through March 1942.
Honorable Discharge Certificates are issued upon separation with the military, and confirm the service history of a veteran.
The Honorable Discharge patch, or “Ruptured Duck” was worn above the right breast pocket on WWII servicemen and women uniforms and allowed them to continue wearing their uniforms after discharge.Collection
Collection (Howard F. Flood Jr.), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Patch, MilitaryNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Patch, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Feb 18, 1947
