US Militaria Artifacts By Branch Of Service

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Army swagger stick presented in 1960 to a Colonel from an unidentified organization/school. The inscription on the cap reads Colonel L. A. Guessaz, Jr TAGS USA 30 NOV 60. TAGS may stand for T--- Adjutant General School...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era patch showing Bugs Bunny hard at work transcribing a telegraph message. The patch is reportedly for the USAF Morse Intercept Operator School, Keesler The patch reads LEON SCHLESINGER along the bottom. Schlesinger's...

ARTIFACT: This appears to be a WWI period Officer's Collar Insignia for the US Shipping Board. The pin shows a striped crest in red, white and blue enamel with a border of 12 golden stars and two anchors. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1920 Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas (Now Texas A&M University) ROTC Fraternal Pin in 14K Gold with seed pearls and ruby.  VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified round leather patch in blue showing a hand with a royal flush in hearts. The edge of the patch is toothed. Possibly USAAF or USAF.  VINTAGE: Circa WWII ? Korean War? SIZE: 5-5/16" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Elegant and simple 14K gold WWII W.A.C. ID bracelet (4.5 grams). Bracelet is named to Bernadette DuVal and numbered on the reverse A 706458. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: 7" x 3/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 14K Gold. ATTACHMENT: Link chain with...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1943 United States Women's Army Corps recruiting poster. The poster asks "ARE YOU A GIRL WITH A STAR-SPANGLED HEART?" A female soldier framed by a billowing American flag looks imploringly out for any like-minded "girls". The...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam War (circa 1970) United States Army Advisory Team 98 (aka the "Black Tiger Commandos") pocket patch. The patch was hand-embroidered in-country (Vietnam). The patch shows the head of a ferocious black tiger set against three...

ARTIFACT: Early 1970's Army Security Agency (ASA) Radio Research Detachment pocket patch. This unusual variant was made in Saigon and shows an embroidered white bolt in the center with the letters "RR" on each side with white star embellishments. Along...

ARTIFACT: Early 1970's ASA (Army Security Agency) 8th Radio Research Field Station Mortar Platoon pocket patch. This Saigon-made example shows a mortar in the center with the word: "HELL" embroidered in red detail. The olive drab patch reads: "8TH RRFS...

ARTIFACT: This is a late Vietnam War (circa 1973) United States Army Special Forces Task Force 1 Medical Section pocket patch. The patch was hand-made in Vietnam. It shows a skull wearing a beret gracing the center of a caduceus. Behind the caduceus are...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1972 United States Army anti-tank pocket patch. It is in army green twill and shows a giant hand crushing a tank at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1972. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton...