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ARTIFACT: Beautiful signed First Edition of PC Patrol Craft of World War II: A History of the Ships and Their Crews by Wm. J. Veigle, Ph.D., USNR (Ret). This hard cover example is in excellent condition with the dust jacket intact and features the...

ARTIFACT: Great history of WWII United States Navy Enlisted Pilots Silver Eagles on Freedom's Ramparts by James R. Goulding. This example is a First Edition printing, circa 1977 and was published by "TOV" Publishing Company in San Jose, California. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1964 commemorative book entitled "United States Ship Thresher (SSN-593)". The Thresher, a nuclear submarine built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1960, sunk off Cape Cod on April 10, 1963 during deep-diving tests. The book lists all...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce 1968 United States Navy "Westpac Cruise 1968 USS America CVA-66" cruise book. Launched February 1, 1964, America was an aircraft carrier assigned to the 6th Fleet, and later the 7th Fleet. The book documents the ship's travels,...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful copy of "Far Eastern Cruise 1960 U.S.S. Ticonderoga CVA-14 Carrier Air Group Five". Having served during World War II in the Pacific Theatre, the Ticonderoga was decommissioned from 1947 until 195Between 1958 and 1963, the...

ARTIFACT: This is a matted and framed circa 1965 four star admiral commission for Admiral John S. Thach, Commander-in-Chief, United States Naval Forces, Europe. Thach started his naval career on battleships and later became an aviator and trainer...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era employee handbook for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (in Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Kittery, Maine). The cover's motto states "WE BUILD THE BEST WE SERVICE THE REST". The handbook was published in Boston in...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of the United States Navy book entitled: "The Cruise Record of the 95th Naval Construction Battalion: April 1943 to September 1945". Also known as "Seabees", members of the Naval Construction Battalions were...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1946 United States Navy "The Log" yearbook for the 43rd Construction Battalion ("Seabees"). This hardcover book offers a history on the Battalion, as well as several black and white photos of the 43rd's activities, including the...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Vintage United States Navy Submariner 5 x 7 framed portrait photo. The portrait shows an unknown WWII USN Motorman 3rd Class of the submarine service in his Navy whites with an embroidered Dolphin visible on his right sleeve and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 published history of the USS Sangamon CVE-26, originally an Esso (Standard Oil Company) tanker. Launched November 4, 1939 as Esso Trenton, the oiler was converted into an escort carrier and renamed. She served in the Pacific...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 first edition hardcover copy of "Silversides", the story of the USS Silversides (SS-236). Launched August 26, 1941, Silversides went on fourteen Pacific World War II patrols, earning her twelve battle stars. The book was written...