Nice US Navy Grouping, including Brown Water Navy

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I'm still researching this new grouping but I thought I'd share some pics in the meantime.

 

This Navy veteran's sea duty spans almost 20 years - beginning in 1964 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge and ending on the guided missile cruiser USS Mississippi in 1983.

 

As a Quarter Master 2, he spent 1968 and 1969 in Vietnam making patrols aboard a PCF craft assigned to Coastal Division 13 at Cat Lo. He was injured and received a Purple Heart as a result of a mine explosion while on patrol.

 

From 1972 to 1976, he was with COSRIVRON 2 making patrols aboard a PTF craft (Patrol Torpedo Fast).

 

Among the items pictured here is his US Navy MK2 knife made by Camillus... it's a bit a "salty" and is missing the rear butt end... probably used it as a hammer!

 

Both berets show some wear and usage. The camo one is a three piece rip stock ERDL pattern and the black one is wool with a maker's label on the inside - MODESTO, Vung Tau.

 

Thanks for looking!

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A few more pics...

 

[BagmanL6]

That is an awesome grouping. Congratulations! What is the ribbon on the top rack between the GCM and NDSM? Thanks.

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Blue and Yellow/Gold... Navy Expeditionary Ribbon

 

Thanks!

[BagmanL6]

Should have known. Will blame it on my eyes and bad lighting!

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I cheated... I went online to "Navy Ribbon Checker" and just filled in the ribbons and let the program sort them out and identify !

 

The top ribbon bars:

 

1. purple heart ribbon

2. navy marine corps combat action ribbon

3. navy marine corps presidential unit citation ribbon with 1 bronze star

4. navy marine corps meritorious unit commendation ribbon w/ 1 bronze star

5. navy e ribbon with 2nd award

6. navy good conduct ribbon with 3 bronze star

7. navy expeditionary ribbon

8. national defense service medal ribbon

9. vietnam service ribbon with 2 silver star (10 Campaigns)

10. navy sea service deployment ribbon with 1 bronze star

11. republic of vietnam gallantry cross unit citation ribbon

12. republic of vietnam civil action ribbon

13. republic of vietnam campaign ribbon

14. navy rifleman ribbon with sharpshooter

[doyler]

Very nice

[firefighter]

Amazing grouping.The Craft Master badge is a first for me.The COSRIVRON rocker is nice, those seem to be very hard to find.The hand sewn RIV RON patch is sweet.

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Thanks for all the kind words! It is a nice grouping and the "Craftmaster" badge is a first for me too.... I'd never heard of one before. It looks in-country made and is of a fairly heavy aluminum material with two prongs on the back for clutches.

[firefighter]

Thanks for all the kind words! It is a nice grouping and the "Craftmaster" badge is a first for me too.... I'd never heard of one before. It looks in-country made and is of a fairly heavy aluminum material with two prongs on the back for clutches.

 

​Definitely a theater made badge. I just noticed the tag in the black beret, nit one I am familiar with.That is very cool.

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The black beret has a slight wear spot on top and shows signs of having some type of badge or pin attached to the "flash" area (the prongs on the Craftmaster badge do not line up with the holes on the inside reinforced flash area). Looks like some type of badge that had a horizontal pin (??).

 

The Navy base at Cat Lo is about 15 miles from the village of Vung Tau. I'm guessing the black beret was most likely worn while stationed there with the Swift Boats of Coastal Division 13.

[kammo-man]

Really nice sweeps on the Cammo piece !

 

Owen

[VMI88]

Great grouping - you come up with some nice items!