US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: Very cool, late 1930's - early WWII Pensacola Naval Air Station Assembly and Repair department ID badge named to USN Chief Captain's Mate Franklin L. Young. The ID badge reads: "A & R DEPT. 2676 PENSACOLA U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION" in black...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Navy Department Naval Repair Base at San Diego official badge. Originally a destroyer base, the San Diego location was redesignated in 1943 as the United States Repair Base, and it also assumed training...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa World War II submarine officer dolphins charm by Amico. This would have been for a bracelet or perhaps a watch chain, and may have been given to the officer's sweetheart. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique World War II United States Navy Yard war worker pin. It was modified at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard into a submarine from a ship. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 5/8" height and 1" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWII United States Navy Dry Docks Barracks celluloid access badge for Ship's Co., South Boston. The center of the badge is #'d "50" and surrounding it reads: "U. S. N. DRY DOCK BARRACKS" along the top and "SHIP'S CO. SO. BOSTON" along...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II United States Navy tie bar from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The bar shows a submarine in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-5/16" height and 3-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful sterling WWII Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Hawaii patriotic badge by Whitehead & Hoag Co. in Newark, New Jersey. The red, white, and blue shield shaped, enameled badge shows a winged blue circle in the center with the letters:...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II launch tag for the launching of the USS Sea Leopard (SS-483) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on March 2, 194Sea Leopard ended her 28 year career with the United States Navy by transferring to Brazil. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare type 1 World War II launch tag for the USS Capelin SS-289, which departed from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on January 20, 194On the ship's first war patrol, conducted in the Molucca, Flores, and Banda Seas between October and...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Billfish (SS-286) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on November 12, 194The Billfish was commissioned on April 20, 1943 and earned seven battle stars during World War II. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Balao (SS-285) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on October 27, 194The Balao went on ten war patrols, sank at least seven Japanese ships and received nine battle stars for her World War...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1946 Portsmouth Naval Base aluminum Navy Day token. The center of the oval-shaped token features a naval ship and above it reads: "P. N. Y." in embossed lettering - below it reads: "NAVY DAY" and the left side: "19" - right side: "46"...