Randy Posted July 31, 2017 Share #51 Posted July 31, 2017 Thanks Randy, perhaps you zoomies will start up an Ace Novelty reference topic on the USAF board Aircraft Carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) Made for the Shellback Initiation in June 1977, Atlantic Ocean I'd like to, but there don't seem to be too many of my fellow zoomies out there! One guy tried to start a few other USAF related threads, but he and I were the only posters. It's an Army world... Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share #52 Posted October 5, 2017 USS BOLD (MSO-424) Aggressive class in service 1953 to 1971 with the Mine Force Atlantic & Sixth Fleets Yet another example of a ship that never served in the Pacific but had their patches made by Ace Novelty, Tokyo, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share #53 Posted November 24, 2017 POSEIDON Peace Thru Brute Force Ace Novelty circa mid 1970's The Poseidon SLBM replaced the Polaris SLBM aboard USN Subs from 1972 until 1979 when Trident was deployed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share #54 Posted December 13, 2017 USS JACK (SSN-605) Permit class nuclear attack submarine - In service 1967 to 1990 Cut edge Ace Novelty but the glued on tag fell off - 48 star flag version USS JACK (SSN-605) Permit class nuclear attack submarine - In service 1967 to 1990 Merrowed edge Ace Novelty (quite often the tag is upside down) - 50 star flag version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share #55 Posted December 30, 2017 USS WALKER (DD-517) Three war Fletcher class in service 1943 to 1969, Escort Destroyer Squadron One, CORTDESDIV 11, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii In July 1951 WALKER joined the newly formed Escort Destroyer Squadron ONE based at Pearl Harbor, T. H., and there became the fourth member of Escort Destroyer Division ELEVEN. In November 1951, WALKER departed for the Western Pacific area and there joined the United Nations Blockading Force assisting our ground troops in the Korean War. She escorted the fast carrier task forces that were steaming up and down the hostile shores supporting our Army with strategic air strikes. The fourfold dangers from enemy mines, submarines, air attacks and the bitter cold were never too great for WALKER. More than once the ground forces found enemy fire threatening their advances and called WALKER in for call fire shore bombardment. She chalked up several artillery emplacements and railroad installations. March 1952 found CORTDESDIV 11 back in Pearl Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share #56 Posted January 21, 2018 USS CUTLASS (SS-478) Tench class in service 1945 to 1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #57 Posted February 24, 2018 USS SALINAN (ATF-161) Three war Achomawi class Fleet Tug in service 1945 to 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share #58 Posted May 31, 2018 PLAT LSO - THE PLAT NEVER LIES (Pilot Landing Aid Television - Landing Signal Officer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share #59 Posted August 16, 2018 USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) Iranian Hostage Crisis - WESTPAC 1979-1980 - Iranian Crisis - Gonzo Station Gonzo Station was a U.S. Navy acronym for "Gulf of Oman Naval Zone of Operations" or "Gulf of Oman Northern Zone." It was used to designate an area of carrier-based naval operations by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps in the Indian Ocean during the 1979-1981 Iranian Hostage Crisis and the so-called Tanker War between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. On 4 November 1979, militant followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini (who had come to power following the overthrow of the Shah of Iran) seized the US Embassy in Tehran and held 63 Americans hostage. Thus began the Iran hostage crisis. The USS Midway (CV-41) initiated the longest at-sea record for any U.S. warship since World War II by being at-sea for 93 consecutive days. It was the first on-scene carrier at the beginning of the Iranian Hostage Crisis, followed shortly thereafter by USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), with both carriers executing simultaneous air operations and carrier presence in the vicinity of one another off the southern coast of Iran. USS Coral Sea (CV-43) relieved Midway in the northern part of the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Iran, on 5 February 1980. This operating area was nicknamed Gonzo Station by the men on the ships operating there, apparently because of its vicinity to Iran and the assumption that war with Iran was likely. Later, along with Nimitz and other ships in company, Coral Sea participated in Operation Evening Light, the unsuccessful and aborted rescue attempt of 24 April 1980. (Their aircraft played a supporting role.) The crew of Coral Sea and other ships in the company received the Navy Expeditionary Medal for their efforts. By the time the ship pulled into Subic Bay, the Philippines for a port call on 9 May 1980 the crew had spent 102 consecutive days at sea – mostly off the coast of Iran. (The Iran hostage crisis ended on 20 January 1981 when Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter as President of the United States and Iran released the Americans.) At this time (1979–1981) the ship was commanded by Captain (later Admiral) Richard Dunleavy, who was to play a role in the Tailhook scandal, which forced him into retirement. However, while commanding Coral Sea he was considered an excellent commanding officer by his crew, who respected him greatly, even though they worked long, difficult hours under him and he could be a strict disciplinarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share #60 Posted September 20, 2018 USS SNOOK (SSN-592) Skipjack class Attack Submarine in service 1961 to 1988 Ace Novelty Version, Vietnam Era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share #61 Posted November 5, 2018 CVW 17 - Carrier Air Wing Seventeen, USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) 11 deployments to the Mediterranean Sea with the Sixth Fleet Ace Novelty circa 1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted February 7, 2019 Share #62 Posted February 7, 2019 A recent pick up on eBay. VF-14 Tophatters. This patch also came with a set of panties. NOS never issued panties!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share #63 Posted February 16, 2019 VA-176 Thunderbolts Cold War Attack Squadron flying Intruders off of the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CV-42) Ace Novelty set Mediterranean Cruises 1973, 1974 & 1975 VA-176 Thunderbolts Cold War Attack Squadron flying Intruders off of the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CV-42) VA-176 Ace Novelty set - Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Club circa 1973-1975 PLAT LSO - THE PLAT NEVER LIES (Pilot Landing Aid Television - Landing Signal Officer) is shown in post #81 above VA-176 Ace Novelty set - I have no doubt that although this one is not tagged it's also an Ace Novelty as it came with the other patches from the same Intruder veteran Western Mediterranean Country Club Med '75 - Locations at Rota, Signonella, Brindisi, Naples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share #64 Posted March 31, 2019 Cold War Boomer USS CASIMIR PULASKI (SSBN-633) James Madison class ballistic missile submarine in service 1964 to 1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share #65 Posted April 28, 2019 Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) Ace Novelty Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) Ace Novelty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted May 1, 2019 Share #66 Posted May 1, 2019 Here are some new ones I acquired recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share #67 Posted May 25, 2019 HC-4 DET 83 aboard USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) GATOR RAIDERS - Nov 1970 to May 1971 UH-2 6" Ace Novelty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share #68 Posted July 6, 2019 AIRASRON FORTY ONE (VS-41) SHAMROCKS - An ASW training squadron for crews of anti-submarine aircraft established on 30 June 1960 as an anti-submarine squadron. The squadron was nicknamed the Shamrocks and based at the Naval Air Station North Island, California VS-41 was originally activated in 1960 to train the crews of Grumman S-2 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft for the United States Navy. Two squadrons equipped with the Tracker were based each on the anti-submarine carriers (CVS) of the Essex-class to counter the threat of the large Soviet submarine fleet. In the mid-1970 both the CVS-carriers and the S-2 Tracker were phased out. First patch (1960's) as a training squadron (note the lamp), and the more familiar SHAMROCKS patch. AIRASRON FORTY ONE (VS-41) SHAMROCKS - Ace Novelty. The squadron was nicknamed the Shamrocks and based at the Naval Air Station North Island, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share #69 Posted August 28, 2019 USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) Engineering Department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share #70 Posted February 2, 2020 Fleet Composite Squadron Ten (VC-10) FLECOMPRON TEN "CHALLENGERS" 1968 Flying F-8 Crusaders in Cuba, the only squadron at Guantanamo Bay during the 1960's Fleet Composite Squadron Ten (VC-10) FLECOMPRON TEN "CHALLENGERS" 1968. Flying F-8 Crusaders in Cuba, the only squadron at Guantanamo Bay during the 1960's Came with the Ace Novelty 1968 Calendar with their US distribution address in PA. Photo of VC-10 F-8 Crusader, note the Maltese Cross on the stabilizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #71 Posted August 30, 2020 USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) CATCC - Carrier Air Traffic Control Center, Ace Novelty, late 1970's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share #72 Posted September 12, 2020 USS GROTON (SSN-694) Los Angeles class attack submarine in service 1978 to 1997, homeport Sub Base Groton, CT - The Submarine Capital of The World. 1970's Ace Novelty, Tokyo, Japan (tag fell off, note the glue residue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFA Ken Posted November 11, 2020 Share #73 Posted November 11, 2020 On 12/18/2015 at 3:50 PM, Salvage Sailor said: Which allowed them to enjoy a Naval Tradition belayed by the teetotaller Josephus Daniels in 1914 They got a Beer!!! I know you had requested for posts on patches with tags but I'm just excited to share a jacket I just picked up with this Gonzo Guzzler patch! Ace Novelty patches are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share #74 Posted November 11, 2020 Nice period example of an USN Ace Novelty patch in use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFA Ken Posted December 7, 2020 Share #75 Posted December 7, 2020 Here's another one.. was it an actual rally team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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