This set of Air Gunners wings are marked "sterling". If so... why do they look oxidized? 

Amazing information as always aznation, thanks!!!

Nice patches! The quality of these patches is excellent, some are even made out of leather! 

One pole and a tree will do !  

Ancestry - Herbert William Marx.pdf

Still figuring out how to use NARA, thanks for elaborating on how you used the search! 

Very lucky to have acquired this beautiful stiletto, it’s even got a remnant of the Ricasso etching. My other example has a cracked handle and knowing how fragile these are, it’s amazing there is no damage to the guard. The sheath has the initials “  H.W.M “ and a service number “ 816832 “ from my correspondence with the seller,  Herbert was with the 3rd marines, C company, 1st battalion and saw action in Guadalcanal, Guam & the Mariana islands. I’m very excited to discover more about Herbert and his service! 

Without a doubt that's a Sherman tank.

Some stuff I pulled from storage today.  Yeah, I know need to clean the glasses, reorganization a must and clean up the patches too.

Someone says this is a Panzer IV and I say it is a US Sherman. Who is right?