Vietnam War Period

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine jacket patch for the United States Navy's USS Flasher SSN-613. The patch is circular and shows a cricket riding a missile labeled 613 and 249 and reads USS FLASHER. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: 4-1/8" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1960s USS Permit SS-178 SSN-594 patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: About 5-5/8" in width by 4-5/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered with cotton/poly/silk embroidery thread. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Japanese-made jacket patch for the United States Navy USS Volador SS-490, whose keel was laid down on June 15, 1945 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Work on the submarine came to a halt in January of the next year but...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1969 Japanese made novelty jacket patch for the USS Volador SS-490 West-Pac "Beaver Patrol". VINTAGE: Circa 1969. SIZE: About 4-3/4" in width by 4-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered with cotton/poly/silk...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s Okinawan-made USS Piper SS-409 jacket patch with a great illustration of a half-piper fish, half-submarine. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: About 4-1/2 in width by 5" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered with...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1970's United States Navy SabreHawks or Training Squadron 86 TRARON - 86 jacket patch. VT-86 was commission in 1972 to conduct advanced training for pilots in the USN and USMC on the T-39 Sabreliners, A-4C Skyhawks, EC-121K Warning Stars,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s patch for the United States Navy Reconnaissance Squadron 63 (VFP-63), also known as "Eyes of the Fleet". The squadron flew Vought F-8 Crusaders and participated in the Vietnam War. This piece might be...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1970s jacket patch for the United States Navy Attack Squadron 52 (VA-52). This squadron flew Grumman A-6 Intruders. The patch shows a knight in full armor carrying a mace and riding a sea turtle. VINTAGE: Circa early...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s patch for the United States Navy Attack Squadron 44 (VA-44). The squadron saw action during the early months of the Korean War and later became a Fleet Replacement Squadron. The patch shows two playing cards (the four of...

ARTIFACT: Cool circa 1973 - 74 United States Navy TF-78 Haiphong Harbor Sweep Detail fully embroidered jacket patch made in the Philippines. This late Vietnam War patch shows a yellow and white winged dragon in the center holding a white broom and above...

ARTIFACT: Big, beautiful, early 1970's United States Navy NCSP (Naval Communications Station Philippines) Det-A Phu Bai, Vietnam. This fully embroidered jacket patch was made in the Philippines and the center shows yellow and red vertical stripes with...