US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I service medal from St. Joseph County, Indiana. The medal hangs from a VICTORY bar with a rainbow-hued ribbon. The reverse of the medal reads PRESENTED BY THE CITIZENS OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IND. IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWI Service Medal from La Plata County, Colorado by Whitehead & Hoag Co. The medal is formed in the shape of an ornately decorated Maltese cross with a standing, spread-winged eagle atop a stars and stripes US Shield, above reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 United States Army booklet entitled "A Pocket Guide to Uniform Insignia." This is a color illustrated guide to insignia worn by commissioned officers of the Allied nations of the United States, the British Empire, the U.S.S...

ARTIFACT: This is a restricted 1944 United States Army (War Department) and United States Navy booklet entitled "A Pocket Guide to France." This is a guide to the country, people and customs of France given to servicemen preparing to take part in the...

ARTIFACT: Great 1919 participant badge from the Inter-Allied Games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. Participation in the sporting event was only open to current or former military personnel who had served during WWI. Eighteen nations and over a...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful heavy sterling silver medal by Tiffany & Company in its original case named to Dr. Matia Duque, who eventually became the Director of Public Health in Cuba, and was obviously well-connected. The planchet is in the shape of a Maltese...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Japanese-made lighter for the United States Navy VA-216 ATKRON 216 attack squadron, also known as the "Black Diamonds". The front of the lighter bears a black and white enameled shield with assorted battle weapons...

ARTIFACT: Cool, early 1960's Submarine USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) Portsmouth Navy Yard lighter, in excellent unfired condition. Commissioned in 1964, SSBN-636 was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. During the early 1970's the Nathanael Greene...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II "issue" lighter by Park, customized, plated and engraved for United States Navy officers stationed in Italy during 1944 and 194This lighter is named to N. Cacavas. The front has an engraved tropical scene and the reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa World War II boatswain's whistle in sterling silver hanging from a wonderful woven lanyard. A boatswain (also bos'n or bosun) is the senior sailor on board a ship who oversees the deck crew and all the ship's equipment. The...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1913 log book of the Yacht Ultima Thule written in a Spanish-American War period United States Navy Torpedo Boat Log Book. The cover reads: "LOG BOOK YACHT" ULTIMA THULE". The first few interior pages show the ship's...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era Sterling Silver ID Bracelet for an Instructor, or Student, from the Chicago School of Aircraft Instruments The bracelet reads C. S. A. I. and shows a winged medallion at center of the face of a lateral flight guage...