I know these pics aren't the greatest but the 1st pin looks to me to be a unit crest. It has an anchor with what looks to be oars crossed over it. On each side of the anchor are what look to be crescent moons. We only came across one of these.
THe 2nd one is a pin that has an anchor with a chain. perpendicular to the anchor is the double twisting serpents going up a pole, which we know is associated with the medical field. On top of the pole is a set of wings.
We only have one of these pins but there are also several uniform buttons with the same design. The large buttons are about the size of a quarter and the smaller ones are about 2/3 the size of a dime.
Her father was an Engineer Officer in the Army during the Vietnam era. His rank & MOS insignia were in the same box as this stuff. His mother was in WWII and was in the medical field as a nurse.
I assume that the anchor on these things ties them to the Navy.
[This message has been edited by FSGuide (edited 1/24/2012 10:17a).]