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This is the plaque that the Navy gave me along with a cruise book.

 

Man..that is something to be VERY proud of!!

 

I missed being a Plankowner on the USS George Washington CVN-73 by 6 months..

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Here are a few of my personal plaques from over the years. Nothing too impressive and I'm happy to have a place to stick them rather than in a box in the shed... :D

 

I've run across some of my father in law's plaques while digging through storage. I'll post those up when I can get some pics of them.

 

 

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RustyCanteen

Here are a few of my personal plaques from over the years. Nothing too impressive and I'm happy to have a place to stick them rather than in a box in the shed... :D

 

I've run across some of my father in law's plaques while digging through storage. I'll post those up when I can get some pics of them.

 

 

 

Very nice Dave, these always look cool!

 

Please do post up some of your father in laws' plaques; those must be interesting too.

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NAVSUPPACT SAIGON - Naval Support Activity Saigon, Vietnam

 

Plaque which belonged to the Senior Salvage Officer, RVN - In charge of HCU-1 and all USN Salvage assets in-country 1970-1971

 

Photo, Salvage officer with HCU-1 Divers prior to boarding a HA(L)-3 DET 1 Seawolf Huey

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Nice Saigon Plaque!!

 

Here is a end of tour award made by the crew, and given to the original Executive Officer (XO) of the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72. It is the Lincoln's first wheel that was the originally installed by Newport News shipyard. This is one of my favorite pieces that I have acquired.

 

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This one is an unusual plaque. This one was awarded to the last Aviator to launch off of the USS F. D. Roosevelt CV-42 during the1975 Med cruise. It has a catapult hold back fitting for the A-7 Corsair that was used for the last launch. LT. Grimard was a pilot assigned to VA-15.

 

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Here is the brass plate.

 

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Last picture.

 

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Navy plaques are made from many different materials. Brass, Bronze, Ceramic, Aluminum, Resin, Bakelite, Plastic, etc.

 

This is an example of a Resin plaque from the Radar Picket USS LOWE (DER-325)

 

Another one of my rides!...............

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....and these are some molds used in shipboard machine shops to make the plaques, in this instance from the Submarine Rescue ship USS COUCAL (ASR-8)

 

Thanks for showing this version of the molds used for the dentist plaster type plaques.

I really like USN unit plaques. They make great displays, but, do take up a lot of space and are a challenge to store more than a dozen of them.

I met a navy veteran, Larry Vail, whose job was to make plaques for a couple of ships he served on. He had over a thousand plaques stored away back in 2014 when he and I corresponded. I've got photos of a couple hundred from his plaque collection.

Here's a few from my collection.

 

 

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Larry Vail unit plaque. I have hundreds of shots from Larry Vail's collection.

Paint on Wood example.

 

 

Very Cool Dan

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SERVRON 5 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

 

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Service Squadron Five controlled all of the Towing, Rescue, Diving assets in NORTHPAC and WESTPAC for the US Third Fleet and US Seventh Fleet during the Vietnam war.  Both of the ARS's I served on reported to SERVRON 5

 

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Yes I agree, these plaques do present a large storage problem, but I really do not actively collect these plaques.

 

My problem is that whenever I happen to run across one, I have to buy it!! Hopefully I wont run across too many!!

 

I do have another plaque from CDR. Motley when he was assigned to the Saratoga. This one is hand-made and was probably given to him by his Department Sailors.

 

The clipped wings were also CDR. Motley's.

 

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This just REEKS of a Shipfitter shop hook up LOL.

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Here are three plaques from a grouping of a retired submariner. These are a bit more interesting than some I’ve seen. I have information that he served on the following subs: USS Requin (SS-481), USS Carp (SS-338), USS James Madison (SSBN 627) USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626) USS Von Steuben (SSBN 632).
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USS LOWRY (DD-770) Three War Allen M. Sumner class destroyer in service 1944 to 1973

 

Cold War crewmans' military memorabilia circa 1957/1958 (Zippo date)

 

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3/4" thick aluminum plaque overpainted with acrylic paint circa 1957/1958

 

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On 6/12/2020 at 9:24 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

USS LOWRY (DD-770) Three War Allen M. Sumner class destroyer in service 1944 to 1973

 

Cold War crewmans' military memorabilia circa 1957/1958 (Zippo date)

 

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3/4" thick aluminum plaque overpainted with acrylic paint circa 1957/1958

 

 

On 6/12/2020 at 9:24 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

 

Very cool!

I also have this plaque. One of my favorites.

-dan

 

 

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