United States Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Rank Insignia Patch E6, Photographers Mate

A Petty Officer First Class is the third of the Navy's Petty Officer grades, and serves as a non-commissioned officer. A Petty Officer First Class serves both as a leader and as a technical expert, and all Petty Officers have a specified rating, or job. The exact title with which a petty officer is addressed depends on their specialty; a Petty Officer First Class serving as an Electronics Technician, for example, would have the full title of Electronics Technician First Class.
Petty Officer First Class is the 6th rank in the United States Navy with a grade of O-6, ranking above Petty Officer Second Class and directly below Chief Petty Officer.

Photographers mate (or PH) was a rating in the United States Navy's aviation and public affairs community. It was merged into the Mass communication specialist rating on 1 July 2006.

Original Fabric Insignia patch with black backing and silver and red embroidery.