✅ SOLVED Vintage Military Wings Pinback?

[SDIceMan]

Good morning all. This pinback was an unexpected bonus in a bag of mixed costume jewelry that I picked up on the weekend. It appears to be some sort of military wings insignia, but admittedly, I'm a little ignorant on the subject. The back reads "GEMSCO, A.G.O., G-2", and the wingspan measures 1.25" with the pin's total height of .75". I've spent an hour or so perusing various collections of wings insignia online, with no luck. The football type thing in the middle of the pyramids has me thinking it could be something to do with a military school's football program, like Army or Navy? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[Mackaydon]

You might try asking Gemsco directly:
[h=2]Gemsco Inc[/h]262 Quarry Road
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 877-0305
Don........

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[SDIceMan]

Thanks for the suggestion Mackaydon! I'll be contacting Gemsco today.

 

[Mackaydon]

You're welcome.
The "G-2" probably suggests late 50s to the 60s; just guessing.
Don....

 

[SDIceMan]

Credit to the contributors at U.S. Militaria Forum for the I.D., which they made in literally a matter of minutes.

The pin is a United States Navy Occupational Rating for Photographer's Mate.

In 2006, four previous U.S. Navy ratings: photographer's mate (PH), journalist (JO), illustrator/draftsman (DM) and lithographer (LI) merged to become Mass Communication Specialists. Much like the Photographer's Mates of yesteryear, the Mass Communication Specialist's role is to present the U.S. Navy to naval and civilian audiences, through a variety of media.

Thanks for your contribution Don. Happy hunting!

 

[nhbenz]

Thanks for the update on this. That makes more sense than my guess, which was a secret government UFO program that was working on beaming people from place to place