US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Rare, circa 1930 USS Constitution Cap Tally for wear on flat cap or "Donald Duck" cap. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, it is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's vintage USN G-1 Flight Jacket by L. W. Foster Sportswear Co. in size 40. It was worn by Colonel Dewey F. Durnford while he was commander of MAG-3It sports a nice Japanese made example of the MAG-31 patch on the right breast,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s United States Navy flight suit type MIL-C-5390-D dated 195It is a size 36 regular and has nine pockets and zipper closures at the ends of both the arms and legs. VINTAGE: Circa 1958. SIZE: Size 36 regular (18-1/2" from armpit...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era United States Navy M-716 flight jacket that originally belonged to William A, Bedard of Patrol Squadron 19 (VP-19), whose plane was shot down September 4, 1954 about forty miles off the coast of Siberia. Bedard was the...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Navy "Seabees" cap from World War II named to machinist's mate 1st Class V. I. Herchen. The cap has an enameled plated sterling silver Seabees insignia. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximate size 8...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Navy dress uniform from the USS Enterprise for an Aviation Machinist 3rd Class. The uniform is very smart and has great colorful embroidery on both the inner cuffs of the top and inside the waist of the pants. There is...

ARTIFACT: This is a first edition memorial book for the USS Thresher (SSN-593) that was once a part of Admiral Nimitz' personal library. The USS Thresher was a nuclear submarine built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1960 and sunk off Cape Cod on April...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 edition of "U.S.S. Seawolf: Subamrine Raider of the Pacific" by Gerold Frank and James D. Horan. The book narrates the submarine's early World War II exploits told in a conversational narrative style. Seawolf was launched from...

ARTIFACT: This is a Spring 1955 United States Navy Oak Leaf yearbook commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Supply Corps and the first anniversary of the Naval Supply Corps School at Athens, Georgia. This book has several black and white photographs...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful, huge (11"x17") September 1956 photo of the flight deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). This action shot shows a U.S. Navy blimp hovering above the deck where a helicopter...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II cruise book for the United States Navy USS Samuel Chase Attack Transport (APA-26). Launched August 23, 1941 USS Samuel Chase was initially a Maritime Commission ship. She was operated by the United States Coast Guard...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of the 1966 unit history for the United States Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven (NMCB-11). Part of the "Seabees". The battalion voyaged to Camp Adenir, Danang East, Vietnam in February 196During their eight...