ShibaLegend Posted August 6, 2022 Share #1 Posted August 6, 2022 I sadly wasn't and wont be able to get his whole grouping since everything was being sold individually. Also some of it was expensive. Guess that's the downside to being a young collector. Some things i wasn't able to get before they were bought was his flight suit, his dress blues cap, some patches of his and a visor to his flight helmet (i don't know what happened to his flight helmet itself). I apologize for the out of order sequence of the pictures, for some reason my phone puts them out of order. I paid about 100$ for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted August 6, 2022 Share #2 Posted August 6, 2022 You did very well getting all the documents and photos. The mini medal bars are awesome. Amazing that so much was left for you to get and at a very reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted August 6, 2022 Ok so small update: after striking a trade offer for money (involving a game system) with my father, i was able to go back and get some more stuff. I originally wanted to get one of his 2 medals left and some more paper items, but they had found another one of his flight suits, this one from the 50s instead of 60s/70s (which was sold to someone else) i was also able to learn that he almost certainly re-enlisted during vietnam. Next, i was able to get some info on what happened to his dress blue's. He was likely buried in them. Lastly, there was a whole bunch of other paper items there. The real estate agent running the estate sale said that if the paper items don't sell either today or tomorrow, she will give the rest of the paper items to me for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-40Warhawk Posted August 6, 2022 Share #4 Posted August 6, 2022 Great job on saving what you did! It looks like you probably got the best stuff too. I hope she gives you the rest of the paper items, but even if she doesn't you did good at selecting what you did to keep together. Preserving a grouping is tough work, you did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted August 11, 2022 I just found this in one of the flight suit pockets, some type of dummy bullet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted August 11, 2022 Share #6 Posted August 11, 2022 Maybe a lid to a cigarette lighter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted August 11, 2022 Share #7 Posted August 11, 2022 Please keep us updated this is an interesting group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted August 11, 2022 I will. I haven't gotten any news about the other paper items yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted August 11, 2022 Share #9 Posted August 11, 2022 Might have to call them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted August 11, 2022 Share #10 Posted August 11, 2022 A7D Corsair II, very likely at Korat, Thailand during the Vietnam War. This one is fully loaded for a ground support mission. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II The officer on the viewer's right in the second photo appears to be wearing a 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron patch. It would look similar to the one posted below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted August 12, 2022 Share #11 Posted August 12, 2022 Obituary. https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/lt-col-james-bustle-usaf-ret-obituary?pid=187308145&v=batesville&view=guestbook In this photo, he looks to be wearing a 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing patch. That lines up with him settling in Alexandria, Louisiana. The wing was stationed at England Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1 July 1972 – 1 June 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt323 Posted August 12, 2022 Share #12 Posted August 12, 2022 'I just found this in one of the flight suit pockets, some type of dummy bullet?" Was this in the sleeve pocket? I have seen them before, Think they are caps from a pen or pencil carried there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted August 12, 2022 It was in this pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted August 16, 2022 Update: i just got everything else he had for free. I will post everything when i get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted August 16, 2022 Overview of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted August 16, 2022 Share #16 Posted August 16, 2022 Can’t wait to see it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted August 16, 2022 Share #17 Posted August 16, 2022 Not a bad haul at all! Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #18 Posted August 16, 2022 Well, let get started then. Im not going to show some stuff that was included like magazines and books that were included. First we got these 2 plaques. The glue holding the brass plate on the 2nd one has melted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted August 16, 2022 These were the 2 medals i was planning on getting. As i said before not named to him but they were his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #20 Posted August 16, 2022 Not sure what this is, but it REEKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #21 Posted August 16, 2022 Looks to be a pocket bible of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #22 Posted August 16, 2022 Guess i got a reason to get a vhs player again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted August 16, 2022 Mugs that are named to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #24 Posted August 16, 2022 Next, his dress blues! No ribbons on it sadly, but its his! Includes pants as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share #25 Posted August 16, 2022 A reel to reel tape. Again it STINKS (which is probably a sign the film has degraded. All or most of this stuff was in the attic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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