Vietnam War Period

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1967 Japanese-made United States Navy USS Gallup PG-85 (Patrol Gunboat 85) jacket patch. There are lots of later patches than this out there: it is hard to find a period one. Launched June 15, 1965 at Tacoma, Washington, the...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1967 United States Navy Support Activities Binh Thuy Vietnam pocket patch made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies. The center depicts an eagle and anchor and reads: "KIP THOI", "DAY DU", "LIEN TUC", "YEM TRO" in black detail. The outer...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1967 United States Navy Binh Thuy Vietnam Flotilla 5 and Haltron 3 B.B.T.S. (support facility) pocket patch made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies. The center of the patch shows a crossed hook and spear with the letters: "B.B.T.S" and the outer...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1968 United States Navy Harbor Security Chu Lai Republic of Vietnam (RVN) large jacket patch. This example was made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies. The center of the patch shows a naval ship bearing the number "16" and surrounding reads:...

ARTIFACT: Scarce circa 1967 United States Navy PBR (Patrol Boat, River) Advanced Tactical Support Base Vinh Gia, Saigon-made pocket patch. The yellow patch shows the country with a border line in red detail and reads: "VINH GIA CAMBODIAN BORDER ATSB"...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1968 United States Navy Assault Support Patrol Boat (ASPB) or Alpha Boat, A 53 pocket patch. This example was made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies and features Snoopy standing on a small boat or raft on the water, his red scarf waving...

ARTIFACT: Late 1960's United States Navy Swift Boat Squadron 1 pocket patch. This example was made in Saigon and the center shows a large, embroidered number "1" with the word "SWIFT" diagonal in red embroidered detail against a gray stripe. The patch...

ARTIFACT: Rare, circa 1967 United States Navy Stable Door IUWG-1 (Inshore Undersea Weapons Group - 1) Westpac Detachment Japanese-made pocket patch removed from uniform. The center shows a shield with an amphibious craft with sharp menacing teeth in the...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Navy Construction Battalion or "Seabees" fatigue shirt patch from the 1950s-1960s. It reads SEABEES and shows the black outline of a bumblebee with a sailor's hat holding a variety of construction tools. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1973 submarine patch for the United States Navy's USS Wahoo SS-565, the second submarine of this name, the first USS Wahoo being wrecked in the Pacific. The patch is from a cartoon drawn by Hank Ketchum of "Dennis the Menace"...

ARTIFACT: This is a large United States Navy submarine patch for the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Nathan Hale SSBN-62She was launched from Groton, Connecticut on January 12, 1963 and commissioned the day following JFK's assassination...

ARTIFACT: This is a large United States Navy submarine patch for the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS John Adams SSBN-620. She was sponsored by the great-great-great-granddaughter of John Quincy Adams, Abigail Adams Manny, and launched...