Vietnam Harbour Clearance Patch

A locally made in-country machine made patch for Harbor Clearance Unit 1. Good colours fully embroidered example.

Measures4 1/8” x 4 1/4” tall

Harbor Clearance Unit One, a United States Navy unit, was commissioned in February 1966 with the mission "....to provide salvage repair; diving and rescue services in rivers and restricted waters and to conduct harbor and r...  read more

Code: 58163

Vietnam Era Protest Buttons

Anti-war Vietnam protest button badges, Set of 6 in used and aged condition. US troops would pin them onto the helmet covers.  read more

Code: 58165

Vietnam Protest Button Badges

Pro-war Vietnam button badges, Set of 5 in used and aged condition. US troops would pin them onto the helmet covers.  read more

Code: 58167

Vietnam War Protest Button Badges

Anti-war Vietnam protest button badges, Set of 5 in used and aged condition. US troops would pin them onto the helmet covers.  read more

Code: 58168

United States Navy - PT Boat

A scarce WWII period USN PT Boat badge, pin back with safety catch in sterling silver. Measures 2 1/2”.

Comes with a PT359 button USS PT-359 was an 80-foot Elco motor torpedo boat built during World War II. It was commissioned as part of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 27 (MTBRON 27) and served in the South Pacific theater.

The WWII US Navy PT Boat badge was an unof...  read more

Code: 58159

United States Army Air Corps - Bombardier

An early USAAF Bombardier wing, Bomb on target w pin back example complete with safety catch and in sterling silver. An excellent one piece heavy strike example. Note Pin may have been replaced.

Full size at 3”  read more

Code: 58157

WWII 101st Airborne Division

A 101st Airborne Division Allied airborne Ike Jacket attributed by note found in pocket to Tracey L Hess. Further research on Ogdensburg journal for 7th June 1952.

Fully badged with 101st patch,Allied Airborne patch, sleeve rank and enlisted collars in good condition. Combat infantry award, Paratrooper wings, Presidential Citation and Honorable Discharge badge and medal ribbon ba...  read more

Code: 58143

United States Army Air Corps - Balloon Pilot

An early and scarce USAAF Balloon Pilot, hook pin back example, some tarnishing (will clean up if desired)

1921 the Army authorized the "Airship Pilot Badge" to specifically recognize airship pilots (as opposed to other types of lighter-than-air craft). Originally known as the Aeronaut Badge, the Balloon Pilot Badge was created in 1918 and awarded to pilots of military observatio...  read more

Code: 58158

Royal Flying Corps - Pilot

Here is a WWI RFC Cloth Pilot Wing. Embroidered in silk thread on black wool with a hessian backing. A good example with age and service wear.  read more

Code: 58155

China Burma India Theatre Patch

A Theatre made CBI shoulder patch. Silk with embroidered stars, on a lightweight cloth pocket. Removed from uniform with age and service wear.

Originally designed to help U.S. Military Police identify personnel in the theatre, it became a standard, morale-boosting insignia for all US troops in the Theatre

The patch consists of a 12-pointed white sun of the Chine...  read more

Code: 58160