WWII Pin? Buckle Age? Strange Glass Bead ?

[Lost Signal]

Went for a 1 hour hunt with mbcuce. Of course, he found better stuff, including two very cool 18th century buttons. I'm not sure about my three finds... Really, I have questions about each of them.

I think the button-looking piece is a WWII pin, but I'm wondering if it can be more specifically identified.

The buckle doesn't seem to be very old, but we've found plenty of 18th and 19th century relics on the site. Does anyone have a sense of what time period it might be from?

The last object was a surface find. It's a blue sort of glass bead, with what seems to be a front and back. The curious thing is that there are two holes running through it, and they run longitudinally. You can see them in the photo, where I held it up to some light. It seems like an unusual way to string it, so I'm hoping someone will have an idea of what it was a part of.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

 

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[Indian Steve]

I don't know for sure but pin might be for Operation Torch. That was a British/ American invasion of North Africa.

 

[Retired Sarge]

The torch button is a US Army ROTC Torch of Knowledge collar disc.

ETA: Correction it can also be Jr ROTC. Felt I needed to correct myself there.

 

[Lost Signal]

The torch button is a US Army ROTC Torch of Knowledge collar disc.

Thanks, Mike. Do you know what the range of dates would be?

 

[Retired Sarge]

Thanks, Mike. Do you know what the range of dates would be?

Most sites say they date from around the WWII through Korean War era. The later ones don't have the rays extending out from around the torch. They have a smooth background.