Vietnam War Period

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam Era United States Navy uniform tape for wear by Seabees, Seals, etc. The tape was printed in the United States. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height and 7" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam Era United States Navy uniform tape in the SHORTEST Length that we have. The tape was embroidered in Japan. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height and 5-5/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare Italian-made Air Intelligence Officer's Jacket Patch from the U.S.S. Independence CVA-62. This was most likely manufactured on the Independence's 1963 European Tour which brought them to Italy among other places. The patch...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce 1968 United States Navy "Westpac Cruise 1968 USS America CVA-66" cruise book. Launched February 1, 1964, America was an aircraft carrier assigned to the 6th Fleet, and later the 7th Fleet. The book documents the ship's travels,...

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 an unidentified ca 1963 "bailout" pin made in Britain. The pin is triangular in a beautiful red enamel basketweave pattern and shows a parachute at center under the letters MBA. Possibly for a Military Parachutists Association, or an...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam War (circa 1970) United States Army Advisory Team 98 (aka the "Black Tiger Commandos") pocket patch. The patch was hand-embroidered in-country (Vietnam). The patch shows the head of a ferocious black tiger set against three...

ARTIFACT: Early 1970's Army Security Agency (ASA) Radio Research Detachment pocket patch. This unusual variant was made in Saigon and shows an embroidered white bolt in the center with the letters "RR" on each side with white star embellishments. Along...

ARTIFACT: Early 1970's ASA (Army Security Agency) 8th Radio Research Field Station Mortar Platoon pocket patch. This Saigon-made example shows a mortar in the center with the word: "HELL" embroidered in red detail. The olive drab patch reads: "8TH RRFS...

ARTIFACT: This is a late Vietnam War (circa 1973) United States Army Special Forces Task Force 1 Medical Section pocket patch. The patch was hand-made in Vietnam. It shows a skull wearing a beret gracing the center of a caduceus. Behind the caduceus are...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1972 United States Army anti-tank pocket patch. It is in army green twill and shows a giant hand crushing a tank at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1972. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s pocket patch for the United States Army 223rd Combat Aviation Battalion. The 223rd was activated in May of 1966 at Nha Trang and moved to Qui Nhon the following year. This patch was machine-made in Vietnam. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s...