{"product_id":"ww2-u-s-ruptured-duck-honorable-service-lapel-badge","title":"WW2 U.S Ruptured Duck” (Honorable Service Lapel badge)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuptured Duck” (Honorable Service Lapel Button), given to WWII veterans on honorable discharge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDesign: gilt brass eagle, wings spread, perched within a ring of thirteen vertical stripes and a chief — issued 1939 to 1946 designed by sculptor Anthony de Francisci in 1939, with an eagle perched within a ring composed of a chief and thirteen vertical stripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNickname origin: the eagle’s design made its breast look burst through, and some thought it resembled a duck more than an eagle, giving rise to the “ruptured duck” nickname\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePurpose: it served as proof to military police that the wearer was not AWOL, since service members weren’t allowed to possess civilian clothes during the war\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e— it also let veterans keep wearing their uniform for up to 30 days after discharge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53899331961160,"sku":"10143","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2091.heic?v=1787632611","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww2-u-s-ruptured-duck-honorable-service-lapel-badge","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}