Description
ARTIFACT:
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This is a launching ribbon for the USS Crevalle SS-291 from Portsmouth Naval Yard on February 22, 1943 and bears the slogan Remember Pearl Harbor". In just the first war patrol, the USS Crevalle sank a passenger-cargo ship of almost 7,000 tons, and made two more attacks on merchant ships.
VINTAGE:Circa 1943.
SIZE:About 2-5/16" in width by 5-5/16" in height.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Printed silk.
ATTACHMENT:To be pinned on.
MARKINGS:None.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a large collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBJX11 LGJX04/12 SGJX12/15/23
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): Very minor storage wear with a slight crease at one corner.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.