United States. A United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) Em/Nco’s Service Cap, C. 1943 Auction Archive (RZM M7/29)

(RZM M7/29)

Constructed of machine embroidered in green threads with a black swastika

this time to the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) in the rank of Seaman First Class and is confirmed on the Navy muster rolls as having been with the USS Franklin

Minor running marks are evident to the blade

open worked device silvered and riveted

United States. A United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) Em/Nco’s Service Cap, C. 1943 Auction Archive (RZM M7/29)A very well preserved United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) EM NCOs service cap, constructed of white cotton twill. The structure of the cap is composed of reinforced side panels, the exterior of which is stamped in black ink with an inscription of SEABEES, flanked on the left by a cartoon sailor and on the right by a unit insignia of a cartoon bee wielding a drill, while the opposite side of the cap bears a black ink inscription of