Surface Warfare Officer pin

obverse of 2025.1014.61

obverse of 2025.1014.61

Name/Title

Surface Warfare Officer pin

Entry/Object ID

2025.1014.61

Description

Surface Warfare Officer's pin owned and frequently worn by Peter Fiedler.

Context

USS Texas (CGN-39) was the 3rd ship named USS Texas. She was a nuclear guided-missile cruiser commissioned from September 10, 1977, to July 16, 1993. Peter Fiedler was the first captain of the nuclear cruiser USS Texas (CGN-39) from October 1975 to January 1979. He supervised construction, and took official command on September 10, 1977, when the cruiser was commissioned.

Collection

Collection (Peter B. Fiedler), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Badge, Military

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects