WWII U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Badges, Insignia and Ephemera
A comprehensive group of World War II-era United States military personal effects, documents, and insignia primarily associated with the Navy and Coast Guard. The ephemera includes a blue and white U.S. Navy Certificate of Satisfactory Service for Maurice D. Basler, identifying him as a Torpedoman's Mate Third Class (TM3c), and a corresponding plastic-encased discharge identification card dated 1943-1945. Also included is an orange Selective Service registration certificate (D.S.S. Form 2) for Edward Nathen Pace dated October 16, 1942, and an orange Domain of Neptunus Rex Shellback certificate issued to Edward N. Pace aboard the U.S.A.T. Sea Pike, dated October 16, 1943. The collection features various metal insignia including two brass-tone belt buckles with medical caduceus emblems, multiple U.S. Coast Guard pins featuring a central shield over crossed anchors, a gold-tone aviation cadet wing pin with a central AC monogram, and two bronze-tone PT boat pins. Three Ships for Victory Award of Merit pins are present; one larger button-style pin is contained in a bag with a handwritten label reading Marked A.E. American Emblem Co. while another smaller pin is in a bag labeled A.E. Co. 9-03. A three-ribbon service bar and several embroidered Petty Officer rate patches in navy blue and white are also included. Additional personal items comprise a small fixed-blade knife with a dark wooden handle, the blade stamped U.S.N. and bearing a diamond-shaped mark containing the letters L and H. A white lace handkerchief features red embroidery of a fouled anchor under the initials USN and the phrase WIFE O MINE. Ephemera includes a small official Navy photograph of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania, a handwritten character reference for Beverly Patricia Kennedy, and a handwritten expense ledger on an Avoid Verbal Orders memo pad. The lace handkerchief measures approximately 9.5 inches by 9.5 inches. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
[ translate ]A comprehensive group of World War II-era United States military personal effects, documents, and insignia primarily associated with the Navy and Coast Guard. The ephemera includes a blue and white U.S. Navy Certificate of Satisfactory Service for Maurice D. Basler, identifying him as a Torpedoman's Mate Third Class (TM3c), and a corresponding plastic-encased discharge identification card dated 1943-1945. Also included is an orange Selective Service registration certificate (D.S.S. Form 2) for Edward Nathen Pace dated October 16, 1942, and an orange Domain of Neptunus Rex Shellback certificate issued to Edward N. Pace aboard the U.S.A.T. Sea Pike, dated October 16, 1943. The collection features various metal insignia including two brass-tone belt buckles with medical caduceus emblems, multiple U.S. Coast Guard pins featuring a central shield over crossed anchors, a gold-tone aviation cadet wing pin with a central AC monogram, and two bronze-tone PT boat pins. Three Ships for Victory Award of Merit pins are present; one larger button-style pin is contained in a bag with a handwritten label reading Marked A.E. American Emblem Co. while another smaller pin is in a bag labeled A.E. Co. 9-03. A three-ribbon service bar and several embroidered Petty Officer rate patches in navy blue and white are also included. Additional personal items comprise a small fixed-blade knife with a dark wooden handle, the blade stamped U.S.N. and bearing a diamond-shaped mark containing the letters L and H. A white lace handkerchief features red embroidery of a fouled anchor under the initials USN and the phrase WIFE O MINE. Ephemera includes a small official Navy photograph of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania, a handwritten character reference for Beverly Patricia Kennedy, and a handwritten expense ledger on an Avoid Verbal Orders memo pad. The lace handkerchief measures approximately 9.5 inches by 9.5 inches. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
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