Posted on Apr 29, 2021
Is the Honorable Discharge "Ruptured Duck" Pin still a thing?
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A friend had told me a previous commander he had gave them out to Soldiers as they ETS'd, we were under the impression however that the Honorable Discharge Pin was given to World War II vets upon honorable discharge and was done away with after 1946.
Have you seen units trying to keep this old accoutrements alive? I assume that commander was doing it out of his own pocket.
Have you seen units trying to keep this old accoutrements alive? I assume that commander was doing it out of his own pocket.
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While the ruptured duck is no longer issued the Minuteman lapel pin has been given to honorably discharged soldiers in recent years.
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SGT Manuel Alen, Jr.
SSG Eric Eck - 30 years later. Things change. My unit didn't award anything, I was in quite a few firefights and never got mi CIB
Vietnam '66-'68
Vietnam '66-'68
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SPC (Join to see) they were ‘issued’ during WWII to identify soldiers who were honorably discharged or still on active duty. My father received one.
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SGT Charles Bartell
LTC John Griscom - WOW I guess rank really does have it's privileges'.
I have field out the proper forms for both my deiced father's record's a Navy man for 27 years. A lot of ground time in Vietnam as a C.B. Funny his DD 214 is so full of holes.
Can you point me in the right direction. He retired out of Charleston S.C. at the navel weapons school. I do not know if that is still up and running or not.
anything would help.
thank you.
I have field out the proper forms for both my deiced father's record's a Navy man for 27 years. A lot of ground time in Vietnam as a C.B. Funny his DD 214 is so full of holes.
Can you point me in the right direction. He retired out of Charleston S.C. at the navel weapons school. I do not know if that is still up and running or not.
anything would help.
thank you.
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SFC Peter Krarup
PO1 David K - Be nice to others and others will be nice to you. Words to live by, PO.
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They were issued to WWII vets who were honorably discharged. Since many returning veterans didn’t have civilian clothes available it would differentiate them from those still serving.
While it is no longer in the military supply system there is nothing in the regulations stating a unit can’t give them out at time of discharge. However they are no longer authorized for wear on the uniform.
While it is no longer in the military supply system there is nothing in the regulations stating a unit can’t give them out at time of discharge. However they are no longer authorized for wear on the uniform.
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I haven't seen any awards or pins given to ETSing SMH. They receive an award for their service, or in the army they usually are, but nothing more.
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It is not longer issued and was only issued to those who were discharged prior to December 31, 1946.
Personally, I think they should bring it back. It looks far more distinctive than whatever they are issuing these days and I think Veterans would be proud to wear it.
Personally, I think they should bring it back. It looks far more distinctive than whatever they are issuing these days and I think Veterans would be proud to wear it.
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My Late Father in Law SSgt Salvatore La Macchia, US Army (He passed on at age 89) shown upon His arrival home in Watertown, Massachusetts after His Honorable Discharge from the Army in WWII. Notice the Ruptured duck path above the right breast pocket of His uniform jacket. That patch was authorized on the uniform as many Veterans of WWI didn't even have any civilian clothes and could wear the uniform for a period of time until they did. The metal, Ruptured duck Pin could be worn on civilian attire and help identify WWII Veteran's when they applied for jobs. My Father, ET1, David R. McCarter, USN, now aged 95 was issued a Ruptured duck metal pin but had no cloth patch on his uniform as He remained in the Navy. Both of them had served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations during WWII. Picture (2) shows the cloth version of the WWII Ruptured duck that was authorized for wear on the Military uniform under the conditions described in the above text )
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I've never seen this pin. I was an Army Brat from 1952-1974 and an Army Chaplain from 74-99. I have a Minuteman pin, which is neat since I live near Concord.
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Apparently the Minuteman Pin is similar to the Honorable Discharge Pin, though now even less people have heard of it and it seems to have fallen into some level of obscurity though is still authorized as far as I can tell.
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