Kingsville, Texas- One sure sign than a Civil Air Patrol unit has "staying power" is that it takes on a moniker...some symbol that greatly unifies the Squadron. Some Units have a great legacy, for example, the Corpus Christi Composite Squadron has a patch based on the symbol of COASTAL PATROL BASE 15, the sub-hunting CIVIL AIR PATROL unit that was garrisoned at Corpus Christi early in World War II.That image was discovered and resurrected based on images from the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress which showed the image several times. What's more, several versions of these patches occasionally "pop up" on e-bay.
In 2007, Capt Dennis Basemore...initially under his own initiative, then with Squadron approval, laid the ground work for a modern version of that symbol paying homage to those WWII CAP Officers and showing the link we all have to those aviators.
When the Coastal Bend Cadet Squadron was charted in October, it very much continues the legacy of its parent unit...the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron, however, it has it own legacy to lay out. Thus, the idea of a new unit symbol for the new squadron was called for. C/A1C Juan Vela, Jr. was tasked with the challenge and designed a patch showing the momentum of the new unit.
It is a patch showing a gray shark, representing the tenacity of the Cadets of the new unit to accomplish their mission rising from the Gulf of Mexico. It is against a field of gold with a black outline...in homage to the Kingsville ISD school system that nurtured the unit...originally called the Brahma Cadet Flight of the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron.
Read more about the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron patch here...
http://corpuschristicap.blogspot.com/2008/03/ne-cc-cap-squadron-patch-hits-unit.html
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