The military badge (U. S. Army Signal Corps) can probably be identified by the U. S. Army Signal Corps Museum at Fort Gordon, Georgia. It is probably not a recent (post-1969) military badge. Possibly World War II, but I haven't confirmed this with the museum director yet. 

Pat Tucker
Swanton, Ohio

-----Original Message-----
>From: Smoke <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Apr 30, 2012 3:45 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: needing military insignia ID
>
>Have finished with surgery and mutiple follow up visits and can
>concentration on more fun stuff again.  It is United States Signal
>Corps. The Dexter (left) flag was white with a red center.  The
>Sinister (right) flag is red with a white center.  The gold flaming
>torch was added in 1884.  The large wreath underneath makes me think
>of the military hat badge. I have not found an authoratative source to
>tell if it was officer or enlisted.
>
>On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Mills, Robin O <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Histarch,
>>
>> I have what appears to be a military insignia pin from a small mining town in Alaska. Please reply off-list if you are familiar with these items, and willing to take a look at a JPEG which I would send to you.
>>
>> Thanks so much.
>>
>> Robin Mills
>
>
>
>-- 
>Smoke Pfeiffer
>
>Still waiting to be killed by the hole in the ozone layer.
>ABO


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