WW1 US Navy Philadelphia HOG ISLAND EMERGENCY FLEET SHIPBUILDING SERVICE BADGE

Description

The United States entered World War I in April 1917. Within days, the federal government created the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) to construct a fleet of merchant ships. The EFC hired the American International Shipbuilding Corporation to build and operate the largest shipyard in the world: Hog Island, near Philadelphia.This badge identified the wearer as a member of the World War I Hog Island shipbuilding team.  Die-struck copper, pin back with number 28966 on reverse.  2.25" long.  Good condition.
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