Pin, Lapel
- Object Name:
- Pin, Lapel
- Object ID:
- 2017.022
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1943-1945
- Description:
- Lapel pin, Food for Freedom Achievement Award, World War II. Circular, stamped plated white metal. "ACHIEVEMENT AWARD / FOOD FOR FREEDOM" stamped in band around circle made of stalk of wheat and an industrial cog with "A" in center. "WAR / FOOD / ADMINISTRATION" cast in raised letters on reverse. Hinged horizontal pin on reverse.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- D-0.05 Dia-0.8 inches
- Provenance:
- The War Food Administration was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9322 on March 26, 1943. Originally established as the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in 1933, it was reorganized to manage the production and distribution of food in the United States to meet war and civilian needs during World War II. Under the direction of the War Food Administrator, the agency determined the need and amount of food available for civilian rationing, farm labor supply, farm wages, and a variety of other activities regarding food distribution at national, state, and local levels.
According to War Food Administration literature, each worker in a food processing facility that adhered to administration standards for food production received and could wear this pin as a badge of service. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Wesley G. Balla
- Subjects:
- World War II, War effort, War production, Awards
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