Beautiful 1944 USN 17th Seabees Hand-Painted Wooden Plaque from the Marianas Islands

Beautiful 1944 United States Navy 17th Seabees hand-painted wooden plaque from the Marianas Islands. In hand-painted detail, it depicts the Seabee emblem of the "Fighting Bee" inside a red circle surrounded by rope with crossed anchors behind. The plaque is a beautifully painted sliver of tree with rings, knots, and bark edges visible and nicely finished and reads: "ROBT. W. OLDEN. CM 3/c", "17th. NCB.", "THE MARIANAS, IS. 1944".

Circa 1944

Approximately 10" x 7 1/4

Painted, finished wood

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This is from a US Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay MBEX12 LCDEX7/15 SLBGEX8/16

9- (Excellent+): The plaque shows minor wear, nearly all the painted details remain fully intact, overall beautiful condition.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.