Staff Corps of the U.S. Civilian Defense Corps
The Washington and Regional-based Administration staff of the Office of Civilian Defense wore the basic CD insignie superimposed on the letters “US”.
In every state or local defence council, the Staff Corps would wear the basic insignie with the state name or state abbreviation below. They would manage the running of the various Civilian Defense Corps units from control centres. The staff would direct activities according to orders from the state’s Commander of the Citizen Defense Corps. In addition to the executive responsibilities, there was a need for office typists, switchboard operators, and other general duties.
Staff Corps members would wear the identifying device of a blue five-pointed star above the letters ‘CDC’ in red within a white triangle on a blue circle.
“The prescribed insignia for the Administrative Staff shall consist of the basic insigne of the Office of Civilian Defense, which, when used by persons employed or appointed in any capacity in the Washington office and Regional Offices of the Office of Civilian Defense, may be superimposed on the letters “US” (in the form of an applique emblem granted by Letters Patent No. D-129812 of October 7, 1941), and when used by members of State Defense Councils or Local Defense Councils, or Committees thereof, including the local Civilian Defense Volunteer Office, or persons who are employed or appointed by such Councils or Committees as staff members or employees, may be used together with the name, or abbreviation of the name, of the particular State or community.
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