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DescriptionSubmarine Combat Patrol Insignia.png
English: The insignia represents completion of one successful US Navy wartime combat submarine patrol, on or after 7 December 1941. Ref.: MILPERSMAN 1200-010 Submarine Patrol Insignia Qualifications.
File resulted from extraction of one of three insignia from Wikimedia Commons File:Navy Submarine Patrol Insignia.png.
Image originally published in the US Navy 'All Hands' magazine 2007 edition of the "Owner's and Operator's Manual", in the chart in section 'Warfare Pins & Badges'.
The US Navy Uniform Regulations section 5201'Breast Insignia' describes the insignia:
p. Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia. A silver metal pin showing the broadside view of a "Flying Fish" class submarine proceeding on the surface, with a scroll at the bottom of the wave. Gold stars are mounted on the scroll to indicate each successful patrol subsequent to that for which the original insignia was awarded. Stars may also be placed on the wave area of the insignia. Holes are bored for that purpose. A silver star indicates five successful patrols.
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