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E for Excellence for production, Navy, WW II. Bureau of Ordnance. Carnegie Illinois. Copper, 1 1/8 inch. Good condition, light tarnishing. Screw back. $9.50 item #2086

Soviet Ship pin. Either a hat, or a lapel badge. Screw clasp on back also marked with the Soviet Star. Made out of pot metal or pewter. Red enamel star. 2 7/8" long. $32.50 item #273

My son is a Navy Distelfink. Ok, you tell me what this means. I have tried to research it, and as far as I can tell distelfink is Pennsylvania Dutch for a goldfinch. But I can find no connection to it in the navy. Might not even be US navy. Depicted on the button is a bird carrying some kind of missile . 2 1/4 inches. Light wear, light scratches. $12.50 item #5240

Enamel pin. I found this with a bunch of European military pins and medals. I do not know what is signifies. Well made, 3/4 inch. $6.50 item #3005

  A wonderful real photo postard of an E model Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Army Air Corps bomber. Unsent, so I am not able to date it with a cancellation stamp. Card does have some dents in the front, and a small tear on bottom right side. Some soiling, edge and corner wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $7.00 item #aaa029

1865 Civil War requisition for stationary. Camp in the Hills, Virginia. Very light document, poor scan, document much better. Signed A. Marshall 9th NY Art. $42.50 item #227

Sterling, gold plated. Brother in Service pin. Coro. WW II patriotic pin. A few small scratches, but overall good condition. 1 1/8 inches. $20.50 item #3030

1950 Edition biography of Captain Sam Grant. Civil War. Good condition. no dust jacket. 512 pages $25.00 item #0200

1956 hardbound military report on the German campaign in Poland (1939) Robert M. Kennedy Good condition, some damage to cover. 141 pages $19.50 item #214

Naval landing manual 1920 revision. Very instructional, compare to the more practical WWII manuals. 760 pages. Very Good condition $32.50 item #220

1917 Drill Regulations for Signal Troops U.S. Army manual. Owned by Captain H. Griest American Expeditionary Force 1918. Fair condition. 462 pages. $24.50 item #221

1946 Compilation of letters sent home from David Brown, a marine corps. officer killed on Okinawa. Compiled by his mother. Very good condition. Present from Barbara Brown to friends, inscribed.$29.50 item #217

A study of the military arts of the Romans. very interesting reading. The only date I can find is 1888, but I think the book is later than that. 127 pages. Excellent condition. $29.50 item #213

1940's ? U.S. Navy Flight School Booklet. Flight Control Systems United States Navy Flight Preparatory Schools. Not sure of the year, late 1930s, early 1940s. Very basic coverage of flight control systems, illustrated, 65 pages. 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. Some spine damage, creases in cover. Soft bound. This came from a retired WW II fighter pilot's estate. $13.50 item #997

Army Bombers Savannah Air Base, Georgia. Early in WW II, or just prior to WW II. Look like Hudson bombers. Published by Coastal News Co.  Savannah, GA. Unsent. Light soiling, slight corner and edge wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $5.50 item #3059

Wonderful photo of a U.S. soldier in uniform. I think it is World War 1 Era, but it isn't dated. 3 x 5 inch photo, in a nice folder. Biles Art Shop New Castle PA. Slight corner and edge wear to the folder. $8.50 item #1091

U.S.S. Midway postcard.. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Unsent. Light soiling, light corner and edge wear. $4.00 item #4314

Sweetheart Submariner's pin. This is what someone who served on a submarine would have given to a wife, girlfriend or to their mother or etc. Shows a nuclear submarine's conning tower. 1 1/8 inches. Good condition, but has been worn so shows light wear. gold plated white metal.  $14.50 item #5115

"Greetings from Gowen Field, Idaho" shows a potato riding a B-17. "This card furnished for convenience of men in the armed services by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, Boise, Idaho"/ Postcard. Light soiling, edge and corner wear. Creases top right corner. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $5.50 item #5128

Canada Snowbird lapel pin, enamel on metal Good condition, 1 1/4 inches. The Snowbirds are a Canadian aerobatics team similar to the US Thunderbirds. $6.50 item #5133

I wish he had shown a bit more of the plane, but it is a nice photo showing a soldier standing beside what I think is a North American Aviation Harvard or Texan training plane. The soldier has a red keystone on his helmet for the 28th Infantry Division that formed in Pennsylvania. 3 1/2 inches. Good condition. $5.50 item #5412

These photos are all, I think, of the 35th Infantry, Hawaiian division of the US Army that were stationed at Schofield Barracks,  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. . The first photo says "Gen. Winans and Staff Hawaiian Division Review 8-14-28, it is 2 1/2 x 7 inches. The second photo has stamped on the back the name, and address of a photo company in the Hawaiian Islands, very unusual military trucks, 3 x 4 inches.. Third photo is the same soldier as shown with the trucks, 3 1/2 x 5 inches. The fourth photo says Chateau Shanty Masterprint and is of a howitzer, and probably the general and his staff, Hawaiian Islands, 3 1/2 x 4 inches. . The fifth and sixth photos are of the back of an artillery piece, and ammunition caisson, each 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Some yellowing, a few corner creases, light soiling and wear, but still nice photos. $39.00 item #5413

Early silk and Lace Royal Navy Handkerchief. Bears the white ensign and a defaced blue ensign. Probably a sweetheart gift given by a sailor to his sweetheart, wife, or mother. Silk and lace. Light soiling, good condition. Likely WW I  or earlier era, but possibly as late as WW II. 11 x 11 inches. $29.00 item #5531

U.S. Navy Bluejackets' Manual. I have 4, 1940, 1943, 1950 and 1961 the pictures above are from the 1961 copy. The manual is a handbook for sailors which discusses everything from code of conduct, ranks, insignia,  1940 has wear to the cover, spine, and edges, light insect damage to first couple of pages, 784 pages. 1943 is the largest of the manuals at 1145 pages, which makes sense due to the addition of all the WW II materials. Cover fading, wear, book is a bit loose, edge, corner wear. Some soiling. 1950 is in about the same condition, 828 pages. 1961 edition is 640 pages. 5 1/4 x 8 inches each. Your choice of any edition $15.00 item #5534

1943 Daily Texts for Moravian United States Service Men. I expect Moravian texts are hard to find, especially those intended for men in the armed forces. Belonged to a Corporal from Winston Salem, there was a good bit of Moravian settlement around the Winston Salem, North Carolina area. Daily texts for 12 months, a list of Moravian churches around the world and in the United States. Some statistics, too, and there were only 38,000 members in the US. Some soiling, you can see some blotching on the cover, edge and corner wear. Soft bound, 4 x 5 3/4 inches. 223 pages. $10.50 Item #5540

Song and Service Book for Ship and Field - Army and Navy 1941-1943, by A.S. Barnes & Co. Has protestant hymns, has Catholic and Jewish sections as well. Once belonged to Reverend W. Luther Hawkins. Hardbound, cloth cover, wear edges, especially the top edge where some of the cloth is gone. Light soiling, corner and edge wear. Creases on spine. 192 pages, songs, hymns, funeral services, other services. 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. $10.50 item #5541

"How to Respect and Display Our Flag" courtesy of the United States Marine Corps. 1954. The history, customs, and instructions for the use and display of the US flag. 30 pages, soiling on front, near bottom, creases, edge and corner wear. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. $6.50 item #5660

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