Early Cold War Period

ARTIFACT: This is a Stunning Late 1950s United State Air Force 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Large Jacket Patch, Hand Embroidered Japanese Made with Bullion Details. Beautiful. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 4-1/2" in height x...

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautiful Early-mid 1950s United State Air Force 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing Jacket Patch. German Made, Embroidered on Cotton Twill.The 48th Fighter Wing (48 FW) is part of the United States Air Force's Third Air Force, assigned to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s pocket patch made for the United States Army's 54th Helicopter Company. The patch shows a hummingbird with a helicopter propeller affixed to it and reads 54th. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: 3-7/8" in diameter...

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 scarce large circa 1956 United States Navy ATU-400 (later ATU-401) jacket patch. This is a patch which would have been worn by US Navy aviators going through Advanced Pilot Training with Advanced Training Unit 400, which later in the...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1960's, USS Bonefish SS-582 Japanese-made jacket patch with a great illustration of a half-bonefish, half-submarine clutching a torpedo in its teeth. We believe this patch to be from the Bonefish's first WestPac deployment in...

ARTIFACT: This is a HUGE (almost 9"long!) Japanese-made patch for the United States Navy's USS Gudgeon SS-56The patch is roughly oval with a rope-style border and shows a sub shooting off three torpedos. The patch reads GUDGEON SS 567. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine jacket patch for the United States Navy's USS ODAX SS-48The patch is circular and shows a fish bearing a trident and reads USS ODAX SS 484. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 4" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Canvas patch...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine jacket patch for the United States Navy's USS Thornback SS-41The patch is circular and shows a killer whale-turned-submarine and reads SS 418 THORNBACK. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 4" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s USS Growler SSG-577 Japanese-made patch. The patch shows a huge fist holding an aircraft in front of a mushroom cloud. What makes Growler and her sister boat, the Grayback, unusual was her nuclear armament, deployed...

ARTIFACT: This is a very nice 1950's USS Scabbardfish SS-397 Japanese-made patch with a great illustration of a scabbardfish wrapped around a submarine with a torpedo in its jaws. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: About 4-1/2" in width by 5-7/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is an American-made submarine patch for the United States Navy's USS Jallao (SS-368). The Jallao was launched from Manitowoc, Wisconsin on June 12, 194She was decommissioned on September 30, 1946 and recommissioned during the Korean War...