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War trophy. plane debris
Melted metal from fuselage of Junkers 88 plane shot down over Tunisia. Collected by Captain Elmer J. Stull.
War trophy, shrapnel
Shrapnel from the streets of Tripoli. Collected by Captain Elmer J. Stull.
War trophy, shell casing
Shell found buried in wreckage of Heinkel plane shot down over Tunisia. Collected by Captain Elmer J. Stull.
War trophy, plane debris
Melted metal from Junker 88 plane shot over Tunisia. Collected by Captain Elmer J. Stull.
Uniform, United States Navy, Officer. Service Dress Blue.
Ca. 1940s. ex-William H. Ittel. Sleeve braid is that of a Lieutenant (Junior Grade); ribbons are a mix of U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine. Mr. Ittel was a cadet-midshipman at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy during the war and was inducted into the…
Uniform, United States Maritime Service, Reefer, Service Dress Blue, CPO Boiler Mate.
Ca. October, 1942. ex-Goodman.
Uniform, United States Maritime Service, Coat, Khaki, CPO Boiler Mate
Ca. 1942. ex-Goodman.
Uniform, U.S. Maritime Commission - Cadet Corps. Cadet-Midshipman Dress Whites.
Ca. 1944. ex-Erwin Max Hellerman
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Pacific War Zone Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone ribbon bar and award card.
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone ribbon bar and award card.
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Gallant Ship Citation Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon bar and award card.
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Defense Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Defense bar and award card. This ribbon award is an analog to the American Defense ribbon - and was awaded for service in the United States Merchant Marine from 1939 up until the formal entry of the United States into the…
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Combat Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Combat Bar and award card.
The physical ribbon has a single silver star - a star denoted the recipient of the award was aboard an attacked ship and was forced to abandon ship as a result; there was no upper limit for…
The physical ribbon has a single silver star - a star denoted the recipient of the award was aboard an attacked ship and was forced to abandon ship as a result; there was no upper limit for…
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Atlantic War Zone Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone ribbon bar and award card.
Ribbon, Gallant Ship Citation Bar & Mariner's Medal
Ca. 1944. Cadet-Midshipman Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar, and Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal and citation letter to Mrs. S. Chamberlain (mother)."Mariner's Medal given to Cadet Midshipman Arthur Richard Chamberlin, Jr.,…
Ribbon bar, Merchant Marine, multiple
ca. 1944. War Shipping Administration Merchant Marine War Zone bars: Atlantic War Zone, Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone, and Pacific War Zone.
Rating Badges, Section Leader, New York Merchant Marine Academy
Ca. 1930s-1940s. With the rename of the New York State Nautical School to the New York Merchant Marine Academy in 1929, all insignia for NYSNS also had their designs changed. On patches, instead of the unwieldy, New York Merchant Marine Academy, the…
Plaque, United States Navy, United States Naval Communications Station - Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Ca. 1970s. Wardroom plaque, US NAVCOMMSTA Diego Garcia BIOT.Immediately after the eviction of the island's residents and clearing the territory of the civilian population, the British and United States governments set about to militarize Diego…
Plaque, RRS Shackleton
RRS Shackleton wardroom plaque. Shackleton served with FIDS and BAS from 1955 through 1992. The central device is comprised of three buckles – a play on the Shackleton family name, “shackles” which are a form of a buckle.
Plaque, HMNZS Otago
HMNZS Otago (F111) was a frigate in the Royal New Zealand Navy. As part of "Operation Pilaster," this ship was involved in New Zealand's protest of France's atomic bomb testing in the Pacific in 1973 - she had specific orders to convey strength and…
Pipe, Corncob
Ca. 2008. Also known as "Popeye Pipe." Popeye the Sailorman would often suck spinach through his pipe.Purchased in October 2008 from Noho Convenience Store, 640 Broadway, New York City.
"I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm strong…
Pin (Lapel), British Antarctic Survey Club
Ca. 2020. Pin worn on the lapel of a BAS member's jacket.
Photograph, United Fruit, 2nd Officer
Ca. 1940s. United Fruit 2nd Officer - as noted on cap band. The shoulder boards are of the generial deck officer type as was common in the early 1940s.
Photograph, Merchant Seaman, Norway
ca. 1940s-1970s. ex-Jøte Wiklund of Sigerfjord, Norway . I do not know what 8410 on the reverse of the photograph may indicate; it may be an old post code.
In the summer of 1996 I moved into a mostly-furnished apartment at 95 Governor Street in…
Photograph, Lynn Baggett "Miss Maritime Day"
"Lynne Baggette, Warner Bro[ther]s featured played in 'Pillow to Post,' was selected by the editors of Maritime Murmurs, Merchant Marine publication at Catalina Island as 'Miss Maritime [Day].' She will review 4000 trainees at the island training…
Photograph, "Mail Cadet", Deck Cadet
ca. 1920s. Prior to the institution of the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps in 1938, the Federal government-sponsored cadets to work aboard federally-subsidized vessels. This is a rare photograph of a cadet from this period.There are some…
Photograph - Digital, Ira Van Cleave
Scan of a portrait of Ira Van Cleave in his United States Maritime Service uniform. Circa mid-1940s.
Patch (Shoulder), United States Navy U.S. Technician
Ca. 1943. Early in the Second World War, the motto was 'C.T."
Patch (Lapel), Matson Navigation Co.
In the 1930s and 1940s, licensed officers and stewards wore a Matson house flag on their lapels. This was a not a common uniform device and was used by a few of the larger steamship companies; e.g. Robin Line and Matson.
Pamphlet, Heroes Today, Tramps Tomorrow?
Pamphlet published in 1943 by the National Maritime Union to call attention to the fact Amercian merchant seaman were without Social Security and adequate financial protections during the Second World War. William Gropper illustrated the pamphlet.
Medal, United States, World War I Victory Medal with U.S. Navy Patrol clasp and New York State War Service Medal
Ca. 1920-1921. ex-Graham Covert
Medal, United States Treasury Silver Lifesaving Medal
Medal awarded to Elmer J. Stull "For bravely assisting in rescuing three men from perils of the sea, September 29, 1932." The decoration one of two classes of awards called the Congressional Lifesaving Medal. From the estate of Captain Elmer J.…
Medal, United States Maritime Service, Training Station, Sheepshead Bay, Small Boat Sailing Award
Ca. 1944. USMSTS Sheepshead Bay small boat handling/sailing award. Reverse has text, "Victory Crew."The training station regularly held small boat handling/sailing competitions. This medal is an award given to the best crew in one of the…
Medal, United States Lines Mid-Atlantic Games - SS Republic
Ca. 1925. Awarded to passengers and crew who participated in deck games - the "games" were humorous tasks allotted to two or more teams and were organized in good fun.Designer unknown; struck by Dieges and Clust .
Medal, United States Lines Mid-Atlantic Games - SS Leviathan
Ca. 1923. Awarded to passengers and crew who participated in deck games - the "games" were humorous tasks allotted to two or more teams and were organized in good fun.Designer unknown; struck by Dieges and Clust .
Medal, United States Lines Mid-Atlantic Games - SS George Washington
Ca. 1925. Awarded to passengers and crew who participated in deck games - the "games" were humorous tasks allotted to two or more teams and were organized in good fun.Designer unknown; struck by Dieges and Clust .
Medal, United States Lines Distinguished Service Medal
Ca. 1956. Medal to James J. Smith (1st Ass't Engineer) of SS American Miller for courage and meritorious service in support of the rescue of SS Sea Mazzella. Also known as USL DSM.Designer unknown; struck by Dieges and Clust (D&C). It is 1/10 10K…
Medal, United States Lines Distinguished Service Award
Ca. 1938. Medal to Philip W. Babock (OS) of SS American Farmer for courage and meritorious service in support of the rescue of Fishing Schooner Fieldwood. Also known as USL DSA.Designer unknown; struck by Dieges and Clust (D&C). It is 1/10 10K GF…
Medal, United Kingdom, Polar Medal
Ca. 2021. Stamped silver on white ribbon. Manu.: Worchester Medal Service. Type 8.
Medal, Soviet Union, Order of the Red Star
Ca. 1940s. Postwar issue of the Soviet Union Medal "Order of the Red Star." "For Military Merit." Four medals of this sort were awarded to American Merchant seamen during the Second World War for their heroism on the Murmansk Run; each of the…
Medal, Soviet Union, Medal "For Valor"
Ca. 1947. Postwar issue of the Soviet Union Medal "For Valor." Three medals of this sort were awarded to American Merchant seamen during the Second World War for their heroism on the Murmansk Run.
In Russian, the proper name for the medal is "Медаль…
Medal, Soviet Union, Medal "For Military Merit"
Ca. 1950. Postwar issue of the Soviet Union Medal "For Military Merit." Several medals of this sort were awarded to American Merchant seamen during the Second World War for their heroism on the Murmansk Run. A cadet-midshipman, Raymond R. Holubowicz…
Medal, Soviet Union, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (Murmansk Medal)
Ca. 1994. Soviet Union Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and award booklet. The medal was instituted in 1985, but awarded to United States Merchant Mariners in 1994. It was given to those living veterans who…
Medal, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (Type 3)
Ca. 1985. Soviet Union Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class decoration Jubilee version of 1985 (Type 3). The hallmark denotes it being manufactured at the "Moscow Coinyard." This medal was awarded to a number of U.S. Navy Armed Guard members for…
Medal, Norway, War Medal
Ca. 1940s. Krigsmedaljen
Medal, Merchant Marine, Victory Medal
Ca. 1946. Merchant Marine Victory Medal and ribbon bar. Award card is not a part of the display.
Medal, Merchant Marine, Meritorious Service Medal
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal, ribbon, and award card.
Medal, Merchant Marine, Mariner's Medal
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal, ribbon bar, and award card.
Medal, Merchant Marine, Distinguished Service Medal
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Distinguished Medal, lapel miniature, ribbon bar, and award card.
Medal, Merchant Marine Victory Medal
Ca. 1946
Medal, Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal.
Ca. 1943. Manu: U.S. Mint.
Medal, Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
Ca. 2009. Cast copy.
Medal, Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
Ca. 1973. Manu: The Medallic Art Company (MACO).
Medal Group, United Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal, Merchant Marine Victory Medal, Merchant Marine Pacific Wat Zone ribbon bar, Gallant Ship citation ribbon.
Circa 1943-1946. Un-attributed group of decorations including United Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal, Merchant Marine Victory Medal, Merchant Marine Pacific Wat Zone ribbon bar, Gallant Ship citation ribbon.
Manual, United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Regulations and Instructions, 1946
1946. Manual detailing all regulations for the USMMCC at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Basic schools. Detailed here are the uniform plates.Thus far, I am only aware of two versions of "Regulations and Instructions" - the first is…
Manual, The Universal Bearing Finder
Manual from the estate of Captain Elmer J. Stuff, ca. 1919.
Manual, Serving the Army At Sea
Transportation Corps, Seattle Port of Embarkation, Army Transport Service. Manual published in April 1943 providing orientation advice and basic advice for newly-signed personnel. It includes a section on uniforms and insignia.
Instrument, Universal Bearing Finder
Universal Bearing Finder from the estate of Captain Elmer J. Stull.
Insignia, United States Merchant Marine Academy Cadet-Midshipman Mustering Petty Officer
Ca. late-1940s.
Insignia, United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps, Collar Insigne
Ca. 1942. Manufacturer: Coro. Collar and garrison cap insigne issued to the USMC Cadet Corps through 1944. Device is the shield of the U.S. Maritime Commission - the parent agency of the Cadet Corps.
Insignia, Rating Badges, United States Maritime Service
Ca. 1941-1943
Insignia, Merchant Mariner and Union
Merchant Mariner identification badge (left) and Master, Mates, and Pilots Union membership badge (right). The reason for the embedded diamond on the MMP Local 90 badge is unknown. From the estate of Captain Elmer J. Stull.
Insignia, Merchant Marine, Deck officer cuff devices
Ca. 1940s. As worn above rank lace, these devices denoted a deck officer;
Insignia, Identifier, United States Maritime Service
ca. 1941-1942. The United States Maritime Service (USMS) - to create a distinct corporate identity added patches above enlisted rate patches to denote the wearers as members of USMS and not another service. These patches were abandoned in 1943 with…
Insignia, Brassard, United States Maritime Service. Shore Patrol
Ca. 1944. Brassard is of felt with applied felt letters. It was affixed around the arm by a safety pin.
Insignia, Aiguillette, United States Maritime Service, Shore Patrol
Ca. 194-1945. Ceremonial aiguillette.