Name/Title
WWII Army Navy “E” Production Award PinEntry/Object ID
2022.C.FIC.07Description
Vintage WWII Army Navy “E” Production Award Brooch/Pin
Center is silver with an embossed capital E and laurel leaves surrounding it. Banner behind that has a V at both ends, red enamel stripes on the outer edges, white and blue in the middle edged in silver.
The Army-Navy "E" Award was an honor presented to companies during World War II whose production facilities achieved "Excellence in Production" ("E") of war equipment. The award was also known as the Army-Navy Production Award. The award was created to encourage industrial mobilization and production of war time materials. By war's end, the award had been earned by only 5% of the more than 85,000 companies involved in producing materials for the U.S. military's war effort.
All factories engaged in war production were eligible to receive the award. Government as well as privately owned plants were eligible, as were contractors.
Although the award was granted to industry, one academic institution and one individual received it.
Some factors which were considered in selecting recipients were:
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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army-Navy_%22E%22_AwardCollection
Military CollectionDimensions
Height
5/8 inWidth
1-1/4 in