US Militaria Artifacts By Branch Of Service

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s pocket patch for the United States Army 223rd Combat Aviation Battalion. The 223rd was activated in May of 1966 at Nha Trang and moved to Qui Nhon the following year. This patch was machine-made in Vietnam. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s United States Army 116th Air Cavalry patch. The patch is a bright yellow crest bearing a winged tank with two crossed swords behind it. A snake slithers across the bottom of the patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is an in-Vietnam hand-made on machine pocket patch for the 257 Medical-Dental Detachment. VINTAGE: Circa 1968. SIZE: About 3-1/4" in width by 3-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton/poly/silk embroidery thread on twill...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early Vietnam War pocket patch for the United States Army 81st Transportation Company. Serving in Vietnam beginning in September 1962, the 81st became the 119th Aviation Company in June of the following year. The patch is...