US Militaria Artifacts By Branch Of Service

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce copy of "Pilots' Information File" from 1944, a book issued to United States Army Air Forces pilots and flight engineers. This book was considered restricted information during the war. Several topics are covered, such as air...

ARTIFACT: RARE 8x10 period hand-colored black and white photograph of three 3rd Squadron Aces around the cockpit of a P-40 (one seated in). Details slightly fuzzy (from being enlarged), but pilots are wearing flight jackets. 3rd Sq. emblem partially...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare hardcover copy of "Granville: Tails and Tale Spins from a Flyer's Diary", the story of bombing military aviator Granville "Granny" Gutterson. Granville designed the Bombing Military Aviator (BMA) wing, which is pictured on the...

ARTIFACT: This is the rarest of all of the World War II United States Army Air Forces "Pointie-Talkie" Booklets: No. 6 for escape and evasion in Russia. It was printed up late in WWII for use by Air Crews that might land in Russian territory during...

SUBJECT: This is a circa 1950-1952 lapel pin in 10 karat gold for the Chase Aircraft Company Inc., started in Trenton, New Jersey in 1943. The pin reads STROUKOFF AVITRUC and shows the military transport aircraft, evolved from a glider, of the same...

SUBJECT: This is a Rare World War II Dale Aero Flight Academy Pilot Instructor Jacket Patch. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 4" in width by 4-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Paint on wool felt. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II aircraft workers' union celluloid badge from World War II. The pin is blue and reads AERONAUTICAL LODGE 727 around the edge and IAM on a white star with a red center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

SUBJECT: This is a circa World War II Jack & Heintz, Inc. National Defense Worker lapel pin made by W&H Company. JAHCO was an Ohio-based company that was a major manufacturer of wartime aircraft motors and other military supplies. The pin is a set...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Curtiss Aeronautical technician representative work uniform patch. The blue herringbone twill patch reads: “CURTISS” in yellow embroidered detail. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 4-1/4” x...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II Disney-designed "Beechcraft Bee" badge for Beechcraft Aviation Company. Although no year number is present, these pins are most likely wartime long-service awards, as they exist in both silver (which would be...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce, WWII period 14 karat gold five years of service pin for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. The pin reads 5 YEARS PRATT & WHITNEY USA DEPENDABLE ENGINES and shows an eagle at center and a winged hourglass at bottom beneath a...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Curtiss-Wright “Production Soldier" 100% pin in sterling silver. Curtiss-Wright began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio merged. The pin is...