Rare 1943 NEW JERSEY DEFENSE CORPS CIVIL DEFENSE POLICE Bevo Weave ARMBAND PATCH

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Rare 1943 NEW JERSEY DEFENSE CORPS CIVIL DEFENSE POLICE Bevo Weave ARMBAND PATCH
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DESCRIPTION
MEASURING 3 x 3" OVERALL TO THE PATCH PRODUCED IN THE BEVO WEAVE MANNER,
A STYLE OF MANUFACTURE UTILIZING A RAYON OR COTTON THREAD WEAVING A PATTERN ON A RAYON OR COTTON BASE THREAD. THE RAYON THREAD IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS FAKE SILK OR ERSATZ SILK, FITTED WITH ALUMINUM GROMMETS AT EACH CORNER TO WHICH ELASTIC BANDS ARE ATTACHED IN A MANNER THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED TEMPORARY PLACEMENT ON THE UPPER ARM.
PRODUCED AND UTILIZED DURING THE WORLD WAR II ERA, THE CENTER FEATURES A WHITE TRIANGLE LETTERED
CD
IN RED, FLANKED BY
DC
WITH
POLICE
AND
NEW JERSEY
ABOVE AND BELOW.
CONDITION REPORT
> AS ACQUIRED, NOT CLEANED OR ALTERED ~ ELASTIC BANDS DETACHED IN PART, AS SHOWN ~ OTHERWISE, PERHAPS TYPICAL AND MINIMAL ELEMENTS EXPECTED RELATIVE TO AGE, HANDLING AND MATERIAL ~ OVERALL GOOD, VINTAGE CONDITION BEST NOTED BY EXAMINING THE IMAGES OFFERED.
HISTORY RELATIVE to the CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS of WORLD WAR II
World War II, which the United States entered after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, was characterized by a significantly greater use of civil defense. Even before the attack, the Council of National Defense was reactivated by President Roosevelt and created the Division of State and Local Cooperation to further assist the Council's efforts. Thus, the civil defense of World War II began very much as a continuation of that of World War I. Very soon, however, the idea of local and state councils bearing a significant burden became viewed as untenable and more responsibility was vested at the federal level with the creation of the Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) within the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) on May 20, 1941. The OCD was originally headed by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and was charged with promoting protective measures and elevating national morale.
These organizations and others worked together to mobilize the civilian population in response to the threat. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP), which was created just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, commissioned civilian pilots to patrol the coast and borders and engage in search and rescue missions as needed. The Civil Defense Corps, run by the OCD, organized approximately 10 million volunteers who trained to fight fires, decontaminate after chemical weapon attacks, provide first aid, and other duties. These efforts did not replace the kinds of civil defense that took place during World War I. Indeed, World War II saw an even greater use of rationing, recycling, and anti-saboteur vigilance than was seen in World War I. As the threat of air raids or invasions in the United States seemed less likely during the war, the focus on the Civil Defense Corps, air raid drills, and patrols of the border declined but the other efforts continued. Unlike the end of World War I, the US did not dismiss all its civil defense efforts as soon as World War II ended. Instead, they continued after the end of the war and served as the foundation of civil defense in the Cold War.
COLLECTING POLICE PATCHES
Compared to police badges, which have been symbols of authority since at least the mid-19th century, when tin stars differentiated the "good" guys from the "bad" ones in the Wild West, police patches are relatively recent arrivals. In fact, police patches did not become popular in the United States until the 1930s, when insignia for law-enforcement officials were hand embroidered on felt. Eventually the designs and lettering on patches for local, state, and federal peacekeepers were stitched by sewing machines, which brought uniformity to the designs and ubiquity to the genre.
Police patches can be shaped like shields, circles, triangles, and (depending on your locality) arrowheads, keystones, or an officers home state. Some people collect patches based on geography (for example, all the police badges in Texas) while others collect patches based on the wearers duties, whether they worked on a bomb squad, S.W.A.T. team, or mounted patrol. Patches showing service in a specialized units such as motorcycle patrols, divisions, or squads are generally more difficult to find (they are certainly pricier) than stock patches, which only vary from area to area by the name of the community being served. Other special-unit patches include those worn by members of Native American tribal police officers.
Sheriff and highway-patrol patches are highly collected, as are patches featuring elaborate embroidery ~ vintage patches from Alaska, Hawaii, and Florida are some of the nicest. And then there are U.S. government police patches, which range from simple patches bearing the letters M.P. for military police to more elaborate designs that herald ones membership in the police units of the U.S. Treasury, Arlington National Cemetery, or even the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
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