{"product_id":"united-states-a-first-war-american-war-service-ship-building-badge-w4770","title":"United States. A First War American War Service Ship Building Badge","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnited States; Die-stamped copper alloy, number stamped \"91681\" on the reverse, 40.8 mm x 57 mm, horizontal pinback, red residue and surface wear evident on the eagle,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: The United States entered the First World War in April 1917. Within days, the federal government created the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) to construct a fleet of merchant ships. The EFC hired the American International Shipbuilding Corporation to build and operate the largest shipyard in the world: Hog Island, near Philadelphia. This badge identified the wearer as a member of the First World War Hog Island shipbuilding team.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46120937193749,"sku":"W4770","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/cc_3141.jpg?v=1751657271","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/united-states-a-first-war-american-war-service-ship-building-badge-w4770","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}