KASTAUFFER Posted October 2, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 2, 2015 I was in California last weekend for a birthday party and stopped by Bob Chatt's Bellflower show on Sunday and found this uniform. What is really cool about this uniform is the visor hat. It has a REAL crusher bill on it. It can be folded in half and is made of calf skin. I am not going to fold it all the way as I dont want to crack the finish. The ribbons are also sewn on. I like the fact there is no WWII Victory on the ribbon bar. That means the ribbons were applied before the war ended. This pilot flew Hellcats with VF-29 off of the USS Cabot and scored 2 kills during the war. Service Date In: 09/01/1942 Date of Birth: 09/01/1922 Service Date Out: 01/01/1962 Aviation Designation Fighter Pilot State/College Attended U. of Cal.Berkeley City, State Costa Mesa,CA Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:Air Medal w/3 stars Theaters/Campaigns:Pacific Aircraft:SBDF2HF6FF4UF9F-7 Ship/Units/Deployments:VF-29 USS CabotVBF-80 USS Boxer Associations/Service Organizations:Sigma NuUSS Cabot Assn.Tailhook Assn.Assn of Nav AviationU.S. Navy Memorial Significant Achievements:M.S. degree at New York University B.S. degree at Univ. of So. Calif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KASTAUFFER Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted October 2, 2015 The hat was sold by Silverwoods. LA CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted October 2, 2015 His kill record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted October 2, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 2, 2015 Great looking uniform!! I especially like the bullion wings and the bullion hat crow!! Looks really nice. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted October 3, 2015 Share #7 Posted October 3, 2015 Very nice Kurt. Congrats. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted October 3, 2015 Share #8 Posted October 3, 2015 Nice find Kurt, can't go wrong with a nice Navy uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks guys. I have always felt that Naval Aviator uniforms just don't get the same level of excitement among collectors as patched AAF Uniforms do. I guess its the eye candy factor. As long as I can keep finding really cool WWII Naval Aviator uniforms with good history behind them for reasonable prices, I will keep buying them. I see Aviation Green Naval Aviator uniforms named with bullion wings sell on Ebay all the time for $50 or less. There are some real sleepers being sold. On the other had, you can cut the wing off the uniform and get more than $50 for it. It just doesn't make sense. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted October 4, 2015 Share #10 Posted October 4, 2015 Thanks guys. I have always felt that Naval Aviator uniforms just don't get the same level of excitement among collectors as patched AAF Uniforms do. I guess its the eye candy factor. As long as I can keep finding really cool WWII Naval Aviator uniforms with good history behind them for reasonable prices, I will keep buying them. I see Aviation Green Naval Aviator uniforms named with bullion wings sell on Ebay all the time for $50 or less. There are some real sleepers being sold. On the other had, you can cut the wing off the uniform and get more than $50 for it. It just doesn't make sense. Kurt Great looking group Kurt! I'm kind of surprised of the relative low prices of USN aviation uniforms also. Especially when you can get their complete service records from St. Louis. No speculation about assignments or awards. You even have an excellent chance at getting their file photo too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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