U.S. Army Honorable Service Lapel Button (“Ruptured Duck”) – N.S. Meyer Inc.

Enamel lapel pin in the shape of a shield with red and white vertical stripes and a blue upper field featuring a large white star surrounded by smaller stars.
Issued to members of the U.S. Army who were honorably discharged after World War II.
This example is an early postwar production by N.S. Meyer Inc., New York, featuring the company’s distinctive double-shield hallmark on the reverse.
Made of brass with two pin posts and brass clutch-back fasteners.