The award is sometimes colloquially called the ruptured duck.
Ruptured duck ring.
The honorable service lapel button sometimes called the honorable discharge lapel pin or ruptured duck was issued to members of the armed forces when they were honorably discharged during world war ii.
Sculptor anthony de francisci designed the award.
The military definitions of discharge and service are not to be confused as meaning the same.
The dexter wing of the eagle behind the ring the sinister wing in front of the.
The ruptured duck is the only official all branch honorable discharge lapel pin.
The current army coast guard and navy pins sometimes issued to retirees are honorable service pins that are authorized principally to age and medical retirees.
It replaces all previously issued honorable discharge lapel pins or buttons and is retroactive to the revolutionary war.
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This same design was used as a cloth insignia 1 1 2 inches high by 3 inches wide for wear on the uniform for all who were.
The department of defense awarded the button between september 1939 and.
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The classic sculptor anthony de francisci designed the award in 1939 and consists of an eagle perched within a ring composed of a chief and thirteen vertical stripes.
Wwii honorable discharge ruptured duck sterling ring.
The most popular color.
The design consists of an eagle perched within a ring and is worn as a civilian suit lapel button.
The honorable service lapel button sometimes called the honorable service lapel pin was awarded to united states military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during world war ii.
The honorable discharge lapel pin the ruptured duck is the official emblem of honorable discharge for all service branches of all eras.
