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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.

Where did you say you got it? And for how much?

Great coat!

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

Wow. What a wonderful piece of machinery!

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...