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Historian
Civil Air Patrol
U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
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2-3/4" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Version 1 - Auth: Nov 1942 - Disc: Mar 1943 |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue felt no backing material |
National SSI, Senior Member
Version 2 - Auth: Jul 1942 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

3" disk cut edge w/ blue ring emb on blue felt cheese cloth backing
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National SSI, Senior Member
Version 2 - Auth: Jul 1942 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Senior Member
Version 2 - Auth: Jul 1942 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

3" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Senior Member
Version 2 - Auth: Jul 1942 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

3" disk cut edge fully emb |
National SSI, Senior Member
Version 2 - Auth: Jul 1942 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

3" disk cut edge emb on white |
National SSI, Senior Member
Ver 2, U.S. w/ periods - Auth: Jul 1942 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Version 2 - Auth: Mar 1943 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

3" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Version 2 - Auth: Mar 1943 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

3" disk cut edge fully emb |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Version 2 - Auth: Mar 1943 - Disc: Nov 1944
*Used well into 1945. |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue
| National SSI, Instructor
Version 1 - Auth: Feb 1944 - Disc: Jan 1945 |

cut edge fully emb |
"Transitional Red Arc" add-on patch
Used during and after the 1944-1945 phase-in of the new National shoulder patch. To keep
member costs down, the separate arc patch was sewn above the older National SSI patches. |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Senior Member
Ver 3, ribbed triangle - Auth: Nov 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue
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National SSI, Senior Member
Version 3 - Auth: Nov 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2,5" disk uncut raw edge emb on navy blue
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National SSI, Senior Member
Version 3 - Auth: Nov 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2-1/2" disk cut edge fully emb |
National SSI, Senior Member
Version 3 - Auth: Nov 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2.25" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Ver 3, ribbed triangle - Auth: Oct 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Ver 3, ribbed triangle - Auth: Oct 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2.25" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Version 3 - Auth: Oct 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2.25" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Ver 3, ribbed triangle, narrow Cadet tab - Auth: Oct 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2.25" disk cut edge fully emb |
National SSI, Cadet Member
Ver 3, narrow Cadet tab - Auth: Oct 1944 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2-1/2" disk cut edge emb on blue |
National SSI, Instructor
Ver 2, ribbed triangle - Auth: Jan 1945 - Disc: Dec 31, 1954 |

2-1/2" disk cut edge fully emb |
National SSI, Tow Target
Version 2 - Auth: Oct 1944 - Disc: Jan 1955
REPRODUCTION |

3-3/8" x 3-7/8" cut edge fully emb |
Civil Air Patrol Historian
NAFW novelty
Commissioned by Lt Col Stephen Howard. |

4" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
"Auxiliary United States Air Force" on disk bottom - Auth: Feb 1970 - Disc: Feb 1983 |

3" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
"Auxiliary U.S.A.F." on disk bottom, blue boarder around torse - Auth: Jan 1977 - Disc: TBD
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4" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
"United States Air Force Auxiliary" on disk top - Auth: Feb 1983 - Disc: 1988? |

4-1/2" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
All blue torse, eagle's feathers are detailed with blue thread - Auth: Feb 1983 - Disc: 1988? |

4" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
REPRODUCTION with gold and darker blue thread, white eagle head
Sold by The National Museum of the United States Air Force. |

3" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, torse without border - Auth: Feb 1983 - Disc: Mar 31, 2004 |

3" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, blue boarder around torse - Auth: Feb 1983 - Disc: Mar 31, 2004 |

3" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, torse starts with extra blue braid - Auth: Feb 1983 - Disc: Mar 31, 2004 |

3" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, all blue torse and missing stars - Auth: Feb 1983 - Disc: Mar 31, 2004 |

4" disk merrow edge emb on white |
Cloth Seal
Navy blue and white thread emb on white twill - Late '50s or early '60s |

3" x 3" cut edge fully emb |
Command Emblem CAP / USAF Auxiliary
Version 1a - Authorized: 2003 - Discontinued: Mar 1, 2008 (date recinded Nov 2007 at NEC meeting) - Discontinued: Mar 31, 2010 (date reset Mar 2008 at NB meeting)
Designed by Lt Col Bill Schell Jr, inspired in part by the small shield-shaped patch logo from this website. |

3" x 3" cut edge fully emb |
Command Emblem CAP / USAF Auxiliary
Ver 1b, NAFW subdued
Unknown origin. |

4-1/2" x 4-1/2" cut edge fully emb |
Command Emblem CAP / USAF Auxiliary
Ver 1c, no uniform usage
Apparently some Region and National staff members were handed one of these during a meeting when the official 3" patch (Ver 1a) was introduced. |

3" x 3" cut edge fully emb |
Command Emblem U.S. / Civil Air Patrol
Version 2 - Auth: Nov 20, 2006 for CAP distinctive flight clothing - Auth: Jul 10, 2007 for USAF flight clothing - Disc: Feb 28, 2010 (Mar 2012 ICL)
Design approved as early as Aug 1, 2006. |

3" x 3" cut edge fully emb |
Command Emblem Civil Air Patrol
Version 3 - Authorized: Mar 1, 2008
Replaced both preceeding shield versions for CAP distinctive and USAF flight clothing
The patch shown is one of a few samples brought to the Winter National Board meeting by a Vanguard rep, manufactured before it was actually approved there. |

3-1/2" x 3-1/2" cut edge emb on faux leather |
Command Emblem Civil Air Patrol
Unofficial variation for A2 leather jacket
Commissioned by Capt Alex DeSoto, NHWG in Mar 2023; Measures 4" x 4" edge-to-edge. |

3" x 3" cut edge fully emb |
Command Emblem Civil Air Patrol
NAFW OCP color palette
Commissioned by a NMWG member as a novelty incentive patch.
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2-1/2" x 2-1/2" cut edge emb on blue |
Command Emblem Civil Air Patrol
NAFW miniature variation
Made by FlyBoys-Gear for Pilots for their "Pre-Flight" product line of child-sized flight clothing. |

3" x 3" cut edge fully emb |
Command Emblem Semper Vigilans
NAFW novelty, 100 made in Aug 2008
Created by Capt Brad Hostak, WIWG. |
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Civil Air Patrol - Air Force Auxiliary (CAP-AFX) Program blazer patch
Version 1a - Mar 1968 to Sep 1970
Manufacturer sticker on back: Jennings, Jones Limited; 16 East 52nd ST, New York
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Civil Air Patrol - Air Force Auxiliary (CAP-AFX) Program unknown use
Ver 1b, undocumented - Mar 1968 to Sep 1970 |

3-1/8" x 4-1/4" fully emb on black felt |
Corporate Blazer crest patch
Version 2a, sew-on w/o back posts - Authorized: TBD |

5" x 3-5/8" bullion on black felt |
Corporate Blazer crest patch
Version 2b, pin-on with back posts - Authorized: TBD |

2-1/4" x 3-1/8" bullion on black felt |
Corporate Blazer crest patch
Version 2c, sew-on w/o back posts - Authorized: TBD |
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Civilian Jacket patch non-uniform patch, worn on civilian jackets and wind breakers
- Mar 1968 to Sep 1970 |
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