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Essex class USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) In service 1944 to 1971

 

Vietnam Era Japanese made jacket patch - Bonnie Dick's Bottom Checkers

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USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) Gemsco

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USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) - Blue version Gemsco

 

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USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) - The earlier hard to find 1950's Black version

 

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3rd Division The Highliners - USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42)

 

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"The Rosey", USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) Med Cruise 1975

 

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USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CV-42) Final Med Cruise 1976-1977 made by Swiss Tex

She was decommissioned at Mayport FL in 1977

 

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A nice grouping form the USS Oriskany

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By far my favorite of the group is this one

Naval Security Group Division (???) The Grim Reapers

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USS Constellation Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) First Cruise 1963 patch about 7.5 inches across

Very nice patch thanks to a Member for selling this.

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Philippine made USS RANGER (CV-61) West Pac 1980-1981 Iranian Crisis cruise patch (note the yellow ribbon for the hostages)

 

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TOP GUN IS A 10

A bit of Naval trivia, RANGER's nick-name was TOP GUN as shown on this patch, well before the 1986 movie was filmed on her decks

 

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....but before she was known as TOP GUN, she was The Lone Ranger symbolized by a white stallion and masked pilot on many patches

 

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Japanese made AMID USS RANGER (CVA-61)

 

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More USS RANGER (CVA-61) TOP GUN

Either Medical Department or Flight Surgeon pre-1975

 

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USS RANGER (CV-61) TOP GUN of the Pacific Fleet - Westpac 1982 Cruise

 

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Casablanca class "Jeep" Escort Carrier USS WINDHAM BAY (T-CVU-92) In service 1944 to 1959.

 

She was classified as T-CVU-92 in 1957

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On 5/13/2017 at 10:51 AM, Salvage Sailor said:

USS HORNET (CV/CVA/CVS-12)

 

More from USS HORNET (CVS-12) Far East Cruise 1963-1964

 

Japanese made personalized patch - Aviation Ordnance Crew

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More from USS HORNET (CVS-12) Far East Cruise 1963-1964

 

Ordnance Crew - Roaring Fiftys 8" jacket patch

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USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) Commencement Bay class escort carrier during the Korean War. In service 1945 to 1957. After Korea she was an ASW carrier and participated in the Atomic tests until her decommissioning in 1957

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USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CV/CVA/CVS-39) Essex class 'Long Hull' aka Ticonderoga class in service 1945 to 1968.

 

Lake Champlain had a unique modernization history. She was the only Essex-class ship to receive the SCB-27 conversion, which was a rebuild of the superstructure, flight deck and other features, but not also receive the SCB-125 conversion, which would have given her an angled flight deck and hurricane bow. Therefore, she had the distinction of being the last operational US aircraft carrier with an axial (straight not angled) flight deck.

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Yeah, the only ones I've ever seen are PI made. They must have stopped at Subic on the way back stateside.

Yours is the only other one I’ve seen for that cruise

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USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) Last of the Forrestal class in service 1959 to 1998

 

Desert Storm 1990 Cruise - Persian Gulf Highway Patrol

 

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In June 1990, with Carrier Air Wing 14 embarked, Independence departs San Diego on a routine WESTPAC. On 2 August, in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Independence was sent to deter further Iraqi aggression during Operation Desert Shield. Arriving on station in the Gulf of Oman on 5 August, Independence was the first carrier to enter the Persian Gulf since 1974. The ship remained on station for 112 days and permanently reestablished a U.S. naval presence in the region. She returned to San Diego on 20 December 1990.

 

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Desert Storm 1990 Cruise - CVW-13 Gaggle Patch

 

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TASK GROUP 70.4 1955-1956 ASW HUNTER KILLER (HUK) GROUP - TYPHOON SEASON - LOUISE, MARGE, NORA, OPAL, PATSY RUTH

 

USS POINT CRUZ (CVE-119) HUK TO BUCK-ANEERS - Commencement Bay class Escort Carrier

 

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