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The WW2 veteran was in the Coast Guard then the US Navy as a Lieutenant. 1 early sterling dog tag T 1-43. Matching aluminum dog tag set T 3-44. 10+ WW2 service medals & ribbon bar. Lieutenant shoulder boards, metal rank insignia, and USN cap badge. Discharge/service lapel pins & buttons. Great comprehensive and high quality grouping to a multi-branch of service veteran. See pictures for condition.

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United States Navy Chief Warrant Officer Richard Peter Winkle (service N? 206-13-68) was born in Denmark on April 16th 1903. He was naturalized as a U. Citizen on May 27th 1921 while living in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Richard enlisted as a seaman in the U. Navy in the mid 1920’s. He was promoted to a Machinist Mate and honorably discharged (character good) in 1929 and issued a Good Conduct Medal. He reenlisted for 4 years, holding Continuous Service Certificate N? 0201705. Machinist Mate Winkle was honorable discharged and reenlisted again on October 28th 1933 at the submarine base New London, Connecticut. He was issued a second award bar for his Good Conduct Medal. Winkle served aboard the submarine tender U. Canopus during the late 1930’s and was transferred to submarine U. S-40 on July 5th 1939. He was then promoted to Chief Machinist Mate on November 16th 1939 and honorably discharged, earning his 3rd award bar for his Good Conduct Medal. The Chief reenlisted October 26th 1940 in Manila, Philippines for 4 years while serving aboard the submarine U. During the summer of 1940, hostilities on the Asiatic mainland brought the S-40 to conduct patrols among the Philippine Islands and in adjacent waters. With 1941, joint United States Army-United States Navy exercises were conducted at Corregidor, and patrols off likely invasion beaches were stepped up. Chief Winkle participated in 5 war patrols aboard the S-40 over the next year. Her early patrols were in the Philippine waters, after the fall of Manila and Cavite the S-40 then sailed for the East Indies and the Western Australian Coast to conduct war patrols. On July 3rd 1942 the Chief was transferred to submarine base New London, Connecticut for assignment, via the U. He was then transferred to the submarine U. 0-4 November 4th 1943. The 0-4 was stationed at New London submarine school, training students until wars end. Chief Winkle was honorably discharged on October 25th 1944, he issued his 4th award bar for his Good Conduct Medal. The next day he reenlisted for 4 years. He was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer and served in the Naval Reserves during the Korean War until he retired from the Navy in November 1952. Richard worked for the Navy at the San Diego Naval station as a civilian for 20 years. He was a member of the fleet reserve association and Scottish Rite Valley of Madison. Chief Warrant Officer Richard Peter Winkle passed away April 5th 1977, he is buried at the Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, California. I will include 44 full size color printed pages of the research presented. WORLD WAR II ISSUED UNITED STATES NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, W/ 2ND, 3RD & 4th ENLISTMENT BARS. RICHARD PETER WINKLE 1929. WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES NAVY AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL W/ FLEET CLASP. AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, VICTORY MEDAL. WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES NAVY ENLISTED CLOTH SUBMARINE DOLPHINS PATCH INSIGNIA. WORLD WAR II – POST UNITED STATES NAVY LAPEL PINS: WWII SUBMARINE VETERAN (1/20 10K GOLD FILLED), FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION, 5 YEAR NAVAL STATION SAN DIEGO, 10 YEAR NAVAL STATION SAN DIEGO (STERLING SILVER), 20 YEAR NAVY CIVILIAN SERVICE (1/10 10K GOLD FILLED) & AMERICAN LEGION. WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE TIE PIN & SUBMARINE PENDANT. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!

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1945 Named Parka WW2 N1 USN Navy Deck Jacket w Hood 38 USS Thompson NXSX 98074. This is a size 38. Overall, in good vintage condition. The jacket has one front button missing and has wear at edges of front pockets. It has stains and discoloration but is very presentable. Please see included photos. They are a part of the description. This came out of a heated nonsmoker home. PLEASE review enlarged photographs for item condition! Offered with no Reserve! This includes using the proper size box, bubble wrap, peanuts, and clean paper. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Make your listings stand out with FREE Vendio custom templates! Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today!

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Here is an amazing lot of original Naval flight officer Squadron patches. They are all attached in various fashions to wooden plaques. They have various signs of wear and aging from being displayed for many years as seen in photos, but they are all original and come with the identification and medals of the veteran as seen in photos. Included are the patches. (1) VA-135 Torpedo / Attack Squadron patch. (1) VA-134 Hellrazors Attack Squadron patch. (1) VS-31 Air Anti-Submarine Squadron patch. (1) VX-6 Operation Deep Freeze Air Development Squadron patch. (1) VRF-31 Storkliners Tactical Support / Ferry Squadron patch. (1) HS-9 Sea Griffins Helicopter Anti- Submarine Squadron patch. (3) VP-44 Patrol Squadron Forty Four patches (two variants).

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PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE. SALE SEE OUR STORE. PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD. This is a United States Navy, named and dated, Good Conduct medal/Pistol Shooting Badge group. The Good Conduct medal has the original barrel locking clasp brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon is in near perfect condition. The planchet is also in near perfect condition, with no edge knocks. The reverse is officially hand engraved “VERLE/ROGER/POWELL/1935″. It includes a pin-back single ribbon bar. Includes a Shooting Badge that has a pin-back EXPERT brooch, which hangs a U. Fleet Championship Officers Pistol Match badge planchet, dated 1935. The reverse of the planchet is not engraved, and there is some dark spots, but is otherwise in very good condition. Includes a pair of US Army type dog-tags, stamped with his name, serial number, blood type and next of kin. This Good Conduct medal, pistol shooting badge and dog-tags, were awarded and issued to Radioman 2nd Class (RM2c) Verle Roger Powell. Powell was born in Earlville, Iowa, on March 6, 1909. He first enlisted in the Navy in July of 1931 at Des Moines, Iowa, and was later trained in Radio school. At one point in his Naval enlistment he was transferred to the USS West Virginia, in February of 1932, with the transfer initialed by then Captain C. In April of 1935, he was qualified as a Marksman in the Colt. 45 Pistol, but must have also competed for this Expert pistol badge. He was honorably discharge in July of 1935, when he was issued this Good Conduct medal. In March of 1943 he enlisted in the US Army and served until May of 1946, attaining an Officer promotion to Captain. He again served during the Korean War from September 1950 to May of 1952. He died at Tucson, Arizona, on January 17, 1983 and is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, at Phoenix, AZ. Louis, Archives, and a copy of a picture of his headstone. I should note that his Army records mention that he was also awarded the EAME Campaign medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, the American Campaign medal and the WW2 Victory medal, but if issued the whereabouts of those medals is unknown. I also assume that he was eligible for the Korean Service and UN Korean Service medals, but his records do not reflex those awards.

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PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE. SALE SEE OUR STORE. PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD. Very Interesting History Fact. Part of the American Theater. Of World War II. A schematic of the Panama Canal, illustrating the sequence of locks and passages. Of the Panama Canal. Unternehmen Pelikan , also known as Projekt 14, was a German plan for crippling the Panama Canal. During World War II. In mid-late 1943 the Wehrmacht. Had completed preparations to haul two Ju 87 Stukas. With folding wings on two U-boats. To an unnamed Colombian. Island near the coast of Panama. Reassemble the planes, arm them with “special bombs”, and then send them to attack the Gatun Dam. After completing the mission, the pilots would fly to a neutral country and seek internment. However, Germany called off the plan, for unknown reasons, at the last minute. Rumors among the Germans who planned the sabotage were that it had been called off due to betrayal. Most of these types of plans involved acts of sabotage. Using agents in place and/or landed by U-boat.

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PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE. SALE SEE OUR STORE. PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD. This is a WW2 United States Navy Good Conduct medal group to a Pearl Harbor survivor. The Good Conduct medal has the original slot type WW2 style brooch. The ribbon is in very good condition but does have two small holes where bronze reup stars may have been installed. The ribbon does have three reenlistment bars, two pin-back and one slide on, indicating SECOND, THIRD and FOURTH AWARD bars. The planchet is in near perfect condition and the reverse is officially impressed PRESTON/B. The group includes the American Defense Service medal that has the original slot type brooch, and original ribbon. The ribbon is in excellent condition and supports the FLEET service clasp. The planchet is in near perfect condition, and comes with an open C, pin-back ribbon bar in good condition. The group includes a WW2 Victory medal that has the original slot type brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon and the planchet are both in excellent condition. The group contains the American Campaign medal which has the original crimp brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon and planchet are in almost perfect condition. The group includes the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, that has the original crimp type brooch and original ribbon. The ribbon and planchet are both in near perfect condition. This group of medals were awarded and/or issued to. Chief Damage Controlman (DCC) Preston B. Harrold was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on May 12, 1915. He first joined the Navy in May of 1934, at NRS Birmingham, Alabama. He saw sea duty on the USS Rigel (AR-11), and was present at Pearl Harbor, during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. He went on to serve until honorably discharged and retired in April of 1964. He died on February 18, 1990, at Murphys, CA, and was cremated with his ashes spread near the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor, HI. I will include a 9 page copy of his FOIA military records as provided by the St. Louis Archives, and a one page copy of his Navy muster roll which confirms his assigned duty on the USS Rigel during the Pearl Harbor attack. I should also note that he was also awarded the National Defense Service medal, but if issued, the whereabouts are unknown. I also assume that he was eligible for the Korean War Service and the UN Korean Service medals, but his records do not show those awards.

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Named Pre WWII / WWII U. Navy Yangtze Service Medal Group. The group is comprised of the seven federal medals and one VFW medal of Merle Benjamin West, who served in the United States Navy from the 1920s through the Second World War. These medals are comprised of Wests named Navy Good Conduct Medal with full wrap brooch and officially hand engraved on four lines Benjamin Merle West 1926. The medal has two bars for subsequent awards, one officially engraved 1935 and the other officially engraved 1938. Both are officially hand engraved on the reverse Merle Benjamin West, indicating that Wests first and middle names were switched the medal planchet. The group further includes the U. Navy Yangtze Service Medal, full wrap brooch, with the edge numbered M. 3120; American Defense Medal, slot brooch, with Navy Fleet bar; American Campaign Medal, crimp brooch; European Campaign Medal, crimp brooch; Pacific Campaign Medal, crimp brooch; and the WWII Victory Medal, slot brooch. The group also includes a Veterans of Foreign Wars medal with an enamel Past Post Officer of the Day suspension bar. Also included is a 9 pace ribbon rack, circa 1980s, which displays the ribbons for the seven federal medals as well as the Navy Commendation Ribbon (which had no medal) and the ribbon for the Philippine Liberation Medal which West likely never actually received. The ribbon for the Yangtze Service Medal has had fading of the yellow stripes to an almost white color. The group includes old index cards on which are typed Wests service record. The medals are all in excellent condition. Research has found that Merle Benjamin West was born 30 June 1901 and died 25 February 1989. His enlisted service number was 385 09 42, and his CWO2 number was 342617. He received his commission on 18 January 1944, with seniority from 15 December 1943. His original enlistment date was 8 April, 1919, and he transferred to the Fleet Reserve on 10 March 1939, then being Reactivated on 9 May 1941. At that time he joined the crew of the attack transport USS Heywood (AP-12 / APA-6) on 27 May 1941. He spent most, if not all, of WWII aboard the Heywood, which was involved in patrols in the Atlantic and the landing of U. Marines in Iceland, then moving to the Pacific where it was involved in combat operations which included Guadalcanal. The Heywod received seven battle stars for its actions in World War II. Merle West retired on 1 October 1948. Item location large wood cabinet 5th drawer left side. The item “Named Pre WWII / WWII U. S. Navy Yangtze Service Medal Group” is in sale since Friday, February 5, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons”. The seller is “steviewonder2002″ and is located in Santa Rosa, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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THANK-YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THESE ITEMS. The item “Named WW2 USN Officer LTJG Black Wool Overcoat/White Dress Summer Jacket & Pants” is in sale since Saturday, September 28, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms”. The seller is “kb-looking” and is located in Forest City, North Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Luxembourg, Macao, Uruguay, Russian federation, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Canada.

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Nice example of an earlier deck jacket from the middle of WW2 under contract NXsx66643. Jungle cloth has some peripheral stains here and there but is in sound condition overall, same said for the alpaca pile lining, which shows wear in spots around the collar and body lining- but most examples are much worse! The M43 Talon zipper works flawlessly, and all buttons are safely intact. Trust I would keep this if just a tad roomier!! The item “VTG 40s WW2 Named Stenciled USN US Navy N1 Deck Jacket Coat 40 Medium M A2″ is in sale since Thursday, February 13, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms”. The seller is “bretro77″ and is located in Renton, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.

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