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  1. PaidInFull24

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Nice score! I wouldn't trade my WW2 pea coat for the world. They're the warmest and most wind-resistant coat I've ever worn.
  2. PaidInFull24

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Where did you say you got it? And for how much?
  3. PaidInFull24

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Great coat!
  4. PaidInFull24

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Definitely WW2 or shortly thereafter. The un-fouled anchor tag on the eBay example indicates it's a pre-1947 example. If yours looks like that it would be the same thing! The navy switched from 10 button to 8 button sometime after the war, possibly around the time that they switched the style of...
  5. PaidInFull24

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Does it have 10 buttons down the front (8 showing) or 8 buttons down the front (6 showing)?
  7. PaidInFull24

    WW2 submarine pin and tie clamp

    Kristinka, I would be more than happy to sell you this pin. It sounds like it will be a much better fit for your purposes than for mine, and I would love to help get it to you. Send me an email at nuts121944@gmail.com and we'll go from there. I tried to send you a private message but I don't...
  8. PaidInFull24

    WW2 helmet with bullet hole

    Hi Ed, First off -- Thank you SO MUCH for your service to our country. I really appreciate your service. What a story about you getting a hole in your helmet similar to this one and living to tell about it. God truly was watching out for you. Would it be possible for you to scan the photo and...
  9. PaidInFull24

    Awesome WW2 Memory Album!

    OK, here is what I have found out so far... On my 3rd post in this thread, starting with the picture of Major General John Millikin greeting the Begian Prime Minister I have discovered some very interesting facts about the photos. First, I took them to my friend at the WW2 museum here in town to...
  10. PaidInFull24

    Awesome WW2 Memory Album!

    There are WAY too many things in this album to post. I have tried to capture some of the highlights. Here are a few more items. An original leaflet in French which I believe was dropped immediately after the D-day invasion started to alert French Citizens to the fact that the Allied Armies were...
  11. PaidInFull24

    Awesome WW2 Memory Album!

    This picture is hand-written labeled on the back: "Major General John Millikin greeting Belgian Prime Minister at Martilauge, Belgium" Uploaded with ImageShack.us This one is hand-written labeled; "General Eisenhower talking to soldiers in hallway of III Corps CP at Line 3, Germany"...
  13. PaidInFull24

    Awesome WW2 Memory Album!

    German general and soldiers surrendering to American general. The inscription on the back of one of the photos says: "German General and Col J.H. Phillips at collapse of Ruhr Pocket, Fredeburg, Germany, About 15 April 1945". Can anyone help identify the German general? Uploaded with...
  14. PaidInFull24

    Awesome WW2 Memory Album!

    Hey Everybody, Well, here is the latest addition to my WW2 collection. This is a SPECTACULAR album from the war. Unfortunately, the album is not named (I'm working on tracking down the name of the Veteran). According to the lady that I bought it from, it was bought several years ago at the...
  15. PaidInFull24

    WW2 US Navy patch question

    Thanks so much guys! Ok, next question. During wartime would the gunnery instructor actually be on a flight crew as denoted by the aerial gunner patch on the right sleeve? Or would he have been at a naval academy teaching guys about how to be aerial gunners? (I know, it may seem like a dumb...
  16. PaidInFull24

    Low Enough For You?

    Wow. What a wonderful piece of machinery!
  17. PaidInFull24

    WW2 US Navy patch question

    Hey guys, I have come across a WW2 US Navy blue wool jumper, pants, and white crewman hat. The uniform is in great shape and I am for certain that is WW2 era based on the manufacturer tag underneath the collar part of the jumper. On the right sleeve is an aerial gunner patch, but I am unable to...
  19. PaidInFull24

    Marine Now Rests With Comrades on USS Arizona

    Wow...such a great story. Seeing the pictures brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting.
  20. PaidInFull24

    WW2 helmet with bullet hole

    This might be a good time to defend my decision to buy the helmet... :) (in order to protect myself from people thinking of me as an un-wise collector). I received a small amount of money as a Christmas gift this year from a family member with specific instructions to buy something out of the...
  21. PaidInFull24

    WW2 helmet with bullet hole

    I also wanted to point out that in the copy of the letter, the soldier's daughter recorded that the war ended in Europe in April of 1945. As we know, the war in Europe ended in May of 1945. I don't feel this discounts the credibility of the historical account though, perhaps she simply...
  22. PaidInFull24

    WW2 helmet with bullet hole

    Hey guys, Here is the latest addition to my collection...a WW2 front-seam helmet with an entry-and-exit bullet hole. The story goes that the vet was fighting in the battle of the bulge in December 1944 when he was shot after just 4 days in combat. Amazingly, he somehow survived! I purchased the...
  23. PaidInFull24

    WW2 submarine pin and tie clamp

    Thanks treetop. After I posted that question I did a little research myself. It looked like those subs started being built in the early 70's. Is that accurate?

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