USS Wisconsin BB-64 US Navy Battleship Pin RARE

The brooch has a pin attachment on the back

Measures approximately 2.2 x 2.5 cm

"Forward for Freedom"

USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippine Campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The battleship bombarded the Japanese home islands shortly before the end of the war in September 1945. During the Korean War, Wisconsin bombarded North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean land operations, after which she was decommissioned. She was reactivated in 1986; after a modernization program, she participated in Operation Desert Storm in January–February 1991.

Wisconsin was decommissioned for the last time in September 1991, after spending a total of 14 years on active duty. During that time, the ship earned six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during the Gulf War in January/February 1991. Wisconsin was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 17 March 2006 and subsequently donated for permanent use as a museum ship. Since 2025, Wisconsin has been a museum ship operated by Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.