US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of Volume 1, Number 3 "Service: A quarterly periodical of Christian thought and Bible study for men in the Armed Forces" from 194The booklet has a few black-and-white illustrations. VINTAGE: Published circa 1943 (World War II)...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944 United States Army and United States Navy guide entitled "A Short Guide to Great Britain." This is a great Ñ though out-dated Ñ guide to the country, people and customs of Great Britain. This is the guide issued to many of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 copy of the United States Army (War Department) and Navy "A Pocket Guide to India". This booklet deals with the culture of the native population and has some useful phrases translated in the back. It has some one-color...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 copy of the United States Army and Navy "A Pocket Guide to Burma". This booklet deals with the culture of the native population and has some useful phrases translated in the back. It has some one-color illustrations and covers...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944 copy of the United States Army (War Department) / US Navy booklet entitled "A Pocket Guide to China". The book gives a brief overview of the culture of the Chinese people. It has some black and white and one-color illustrations,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1942 copy of the United States Army (War Department) / US Navy booklet entitled "A Pocket Guide to China". This copy originally belonged to Captain Albert W. Bloom, Major, Field Artillery, U.S. Forces, China Theater (please see the...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful and scarce, early WWII "National Defense" Discharge Lapel Pin (Ruptured Duck) for discharged personnel who had been on active service prior to December 7th, 194Rare by B.B. & B Bronze, gold plated. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Great, classic WWII Women's Recruiting Poster, showing Army, WAC, Navy Wave, Woman Marine, and USCG Spar. Great manageable size! Two small areas of foxing on edge could easily be bleached out, or matted over. Poster read"For Your Country's...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWI era US Naval Academy "Yard" Police badge from Annapolis. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: About 2-5/16" in width by 3" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "drop-in" locking catch...

ARTIFACT: BETTER PICTURES ON THE WAY!This is a rare, early to mid - 1950s USN wings and photo grouping of American Volunteer Group (AVG / Flying Tigers) 2nd Squadron Flight leader, Commander Charles D. Mott. The grouping includes a nice 4 x 6 Studio...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese-made full-size risque' novelty lighter by TOKYO from the Korean War era. The front of the lighter reads KOREA on top and YOU AND YOUR DAMN MIDNIGHT SNACKS! at bottom, and shows a discontented bare-breasted woman in bed...

ARTIFACT: This is a dinner platter from the dining quarters of the United States Public Health Service. Originally established for the treatment of ailing mariners, the Public Service was originally a network of marine hospitals that became known as the...