Vietnam War Period

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1965 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Hooper DE-102A destroyer escort, the Hooper was launched August 1 , 195The lighter was made in Japan by Konwal. It has an applied enameled insignia on the front that reads Sans...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1960s United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Morton DD-94Launched May 23, 1958, the destroyer was very active in the Southeast Asian seas during the Vietnam War. The lighter was made by Penguin of Japan. It has a...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint and unfired circa 1960 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Kawashiwi AO-14Launched December 11, 1954, the Kawashiwi was an oiler that served in South Vietnam between 1965 and 196This lighter was made by Prince of Japan...

ARTIFACT: This is an unfired and near mint circa 1960 lighter for the United States Navy USS Pollux AKS-Launched February 5, 1942, the Pollux was a general stores ship. It participated in the Bikini Atoll atomic tests and was awarded five battle stars in...

ARTIFACT: Great early 1960's United States Navy Submarine USS John Adams (SSBN 620) ship model from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The resin model is mounted with aluminum on a wooden base that is lined on the bottom with green felt. The model reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam War period United States Naval Forces Vietnam Riverene Forces breast patch made in-country. The blue patch has an anchor upon a shield embroidered at its center. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/16" in...

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 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...