eagle badge ?

[marshall2702]

hi was given a jar with a few coins in yesterday by a mate at work and found this in there anyone know what it is please ?
it is around 2" across in size

 

[PBK]

It's a U. S. Air Force enlisted man's cap badge.

 

[marshall2702]

i knew you guys on here would know
many thanks

 

[IronSpike]

Women's badge were different or no women enlisted that era?

 

[mojjax]

i knew you guys on here would know
many thanks

Here's a Woman's Army Corps Peaked Cap . Looks quite similar .

 

[PBK]

Women's badge were different or no women enlisted that era?

The Air Force woman's cap badge is a smaller version of the officer's cap badge:

 

[nhbenz]

Well, then there's this gal:
However, even if the men's and women's badges were identical back then the military specification would have likely described it as an enlisted man's badge. -just their terminology at the time.

 

[Monty]

An interesting fact I saw on the tube last night. Prior to the end of WWII the eagle looked to the right toward the arrows. After the war Harry S. Truman had the emblems changed so the eagle looked toward the olive branch as a sign of peace. Monty

 

[PBK]

Thanks, Ben!

Sorry I can't post the source photos I used, due to ©; however, they can be found in the section titled "United States Air Force Insignia - Cap Insignia," p. 44, of Uniform Insignia of the United States (1981) by Jack Britton.

 

[River Rat]

Well, then there's this gal:
However, even if the men's and women's badges were identical back then the military specification would have likely described it as an enlisted man's badge. -just their terminology at the time.

Thanks for the memories...that's the same uniform that was issued in BMT '74. The badge was the same all the way up to '01 when I retired.

RR

 

[Monty]

Ooops! I goofed. That eagle change was on the great seal of the president of the USA. Monty

 

[doublet2a]

Hope you don't mind,, I flipped and fixed the pic a little bit.
Cool find!!!

Tim