CPO is this a military logo?

Question

What is CPO, I know it has to do with the military, I think? I have a tea set that was sent over to the USA during WWII. It has a diamond stamp with CPO in the middle. It belonged to an 82 yr. old woman and she said that her then fianc'e sent it from Japan. He was in the Army.

Answer 1

Well, first... letters that signify something are an "acronym"... and yes, in the Navy CPO Stands for Chief Petty Officer (E-7) of which I am one (retired)

IN THIS case, The backstamp of the letters "CPO" within a Diamond and the Ideograph for the actual potterer. This double marking indicates that such marked items were Sold Only on the U.S. Army and Navy Bases in Japan...CPO stands for CENTRAL PURCHASING OFFICE

Check the site below to track down the actual manufacturer

Answer 2

CPO is not a military logo. It is a rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.

Chief Petty Officer: E-7 (Senior Enlisted)

There is also the following:

SCPO=Senior Chief Petty Officer: E-8
MCPO=Master Chief Petty Officer: E-9

MCPON=Master Chief Petty Officer Of the Navy: E-9
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief Of Naval Operations

MCPOCG=Master Chief Petty Officer Of the Coast Guard: E-9
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard

If your tea set has a diamond stamp and was sent from Japan after WW2, it is MOST LIKELY actually a chrysanthemum which is the Japanese Imperial Symbol, which would have made it from the Chief Petty Officers Mess of an Imperial Japanese Navy Unit

Answer 3

If CPO is a logo then it has fallen into disuse. The military has had so many logos that some are not considered to remember as what they stood and stand for. Some might have been used as a covert way of communicating without the enemy finding out, but not all logos had to be approved by the US War Department. Keep it since it is a memory and cherish it, because I would had never parted ways with something like what you described.

Answer 4

Chief Petty Officer

Answer 5

Chief Petty Officer

Answer 6

Unknown to me, but CPO in the U.S. Navy is Chief Petty Officer.

Answer 7

Chief Petty Officer - US Navy senior enlisted rank, E-7.

Answer 8

These stupid generals have done more for the BNP than any group in history. I have just watched Nick Griffin on my TV for about ten minutes on every channel. This is a direct response to these generals' letter to the Times. Just like the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan they have moved in without a thought as to the consequenses or exit strategy. In the past, Churchill would have stopped the pensions of these fools for 1. Entering into politics. 2. Giving hours of TV time to the BNP. Griffin and his party have as much right to use any images which are out of copyright as anyone else. They are historical images and belong to us all. I just wish that the government would take action against the generals for helping the BNP. They have just given thousands of votes to the BNP. Or perhaps I am wrong and they know exactly what they are doing and are, in fact, closet BNP supporters. It would not surprise me. After all, they have even got me writing about the BNP on this forum. Gentlemen. I think Griffin owes you all a case of whisky each for services rendered. p.s. Health warning. Griffin is not as thick as some of you think. He holds a Cambridge degree in law & politics. He is not to be underestimated. Not even by generals.

Answer 9

Chief Petty Officer {Navy}

Answer 10

It is a logo that tells the military where the mail is being sent. There is CPO, APO, and FPO that I know of. When I was stationed in Germany they used APO.