USN recruit patch

front of 2025.1002.17

front of 2025.1002.17

Name/Title

USN recruit patch

Entry/Object ID

2025.1002.17

Description

Patch worn by USN recruits while in basic training.

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, 1941. His first assignment was on Battleship Texas.

Collection

Collection (Howard F. Flood Jr.), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1941

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Patch, Military

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Patch, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects