US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of the "USS Independence (CVA-62) WestPac 1965" Cruisebook. Launched on June 6, 1958, the aircraft supercarrier Independence had a hand in the dŽtente of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and a few years later took a...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of "Western Pacific Cruise 1967-1968" The book deals with a voyage of the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), an aircraft carrier launched on April 2, 194Adopted by the Golden Gate City in 1967, the carrier was known as "San...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce and short shipboard-produced Attack Carrier Air Wing 19 supplement to the January-November 1964 cruise book for the United States Navy's aircraft carrier USS Bonhomme Richard CVA-3The booklet is entitled "The Cruise That Was"...

ARTIFACT: This is a history of the United States Navy Attack Squadron 192 (VA-192) from April 1965 - January 196With roots in the 19th Fighter-Bomber- Squadron of World War II, the squadron became Attack Squadron 19 (aka the "Golden Dragons") in 195The...

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 1954 "Seachest" yearbook for Class 18 of the United States Naval Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island. This book has several sepia tone photographs and some cartoon illustrations. It came to us along with another yearbook...

ARTIFACT: This is a huge hardcover copy of the "Lucky Bag" Class of 1954 yearbook for the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. The book has a total of 647 pages with several photos and illustrations, both in black and white and color. Each...

ARTIFACT: Korean War Era United States Navy booklet: The Navy Recruit dated 1950. The booklet contains twelve pages of photos and information on the life and training of a Navy recruit. VINTAGE: Circa 1950 SIZE: Approximately 8" x 5" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa March 1952 restricted "Flight Handbook Navy Model P5M-1 Aircraft" AN-01-35EJA-This handbook was revised in March 1953 but the revisions are not included with this item. The book also comes with a type-written US Air Force...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa early 1950s large format photograph of World War II veteran United States Navy pilot Orville Dennison. Dennison, a native of Maine, is here shown with a determined visage at the wheel of his Midget racer (number 9)...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover 1st edition copy of "United States Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe. The book was published in December 1953 by the United States Naval Institute in Annapolis, Maryland. It is a comprehensive history...