ASMIC2971 Posted September 23, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 23, 2017 After becoming focused on only collecting US Army patches I made a pact with myself that I would try my hardest not to stray from that. I also made an exception that I would collect non army patches. One of those patches is for the USS Collett patch which is pictured. I missed out on a different example over a year ago and was glad to snag this one. Then, I went back to a website I had bookmarked, started digging deeper and found a link I hadn't seen before. After seeing this I think I was destined to collect insignia! The funny story is, I got to spend a lot of time with my grandfather growing up and I never heard this story, even after he knew I was a patch collector.http://www.usscollett.com/history/b_wardell/how_the_uss_collett_got_its_ship.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASMIC2971 Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted September 23, 2017 The last photo is my grandpa, and the men who possibly helped design the ships insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted September 23, 2017 Share #3 Posted September 23, 2017 I kept photographs of a variation of your patch which someone had up for bid on eBay sometime last month. I don't know how much it sold for but I thought you would like to see a photograph of it for your reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted September 23, 2017 Share #4 Posted September 23, 2017 Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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