I was recently able to locate an original 8mm film from the USS Wasp world cruise and had it digitized.   Enjoy!    

Hello everyone, I recently acquired a pretty amazing collection of WW2 memorabilia from a US Navy HA2c who served aboard the USS and Arundel during World War II, including a very detailed handwritten journal containing combat, casualties, a soldier murdering another soldier and his sentencing, etc., beginning February 1944 through December 1944.       I also have letters to and from his parents and his pregnant wife, photographs of him in and out of uniform, a photo album his wife created for him while he was deployed with photographs of their newborn baby and all three of them together with him in uniform, a graded test that he took to advance from HA2c to HA1c, ration cards made out to both his parents, his father, Dr. James Tully Snider Sr’s original WW1 draft card, a letter that James Tully Snyder Jr. wrote to his “Grandpapa” when he was in first or second grade, as well as his report cards throughout primary school, including his high school diploma, official press release photos with the military stamp on them, radio press news from a board the ship, his thank you letter from President Harry S. Truman and much more. I’m looking to find out the worth of this collection.  I am including a few photos of what I have. Any help is much appreciated!

The word Troop is associated with Boy Scouts .

Ok so made in Afghanistan locally near or on the Bagram airforce base?

Hello everyone! My name is Marni and I am from Michigan in the United States.I recently acquired a pretty amazing collection of WW2 memorabilia from a US Navy HA2c who served aboard the USS and Arundel during World War II, including a very detailed handwritten journal, detailing, combat, casualties, a soldier, murdering another soldier and his sentencing, etc., beginning February 1944 through December 1944.       I also have letters to and from his parents and his pregnant wife, photographs of him in and out of uniform, a photo album his wife created for him while he was deployed with photographs of their newborn baby and all three of them together with him in uniform, a graded test that he took to advance from HA2c to HA1c, ration cards made out to both his parents, his father, Dr. James Tully Snider Sr’s original WW1 draft card, a letter that James Tully Snyder Jr. wrote to his “Grandpapa” when he was in first or second grade, as well as his report cards throughout primary school, including his high school diploma, official press release photos with the military stamp on them, radio press news from a board the ship, his thank you letter from President Harry S. Truman and much more. I’m looking to find out the worth of this collection.  I am including a few photos of what I have. Any help is much appreciated!

All good, brother, and great to hear from you.    I could not agree more.  COAs are as good as the character of the issuer - which really brings the necessity of a COA into question in the first place.  If someone is going to do right or wrong, a piece of paper won't change that - unless it's a subpoena or similar.   Language has to be very specific to be enforceable, and even then, it's expensive to force someone do the right thing.       

Have a chance to purchase, dated 1942. Just the brass. How rare are these and what’s a fair price?    how hard will it be to find a projectile? 

Blacksmith I tried to like your comment but apparently I'm out at 1 Like. 100% truth. I'd put Confederate belt plates and buckles with 3R awards. I'm not sure how anyone can collect them in confidence. Dealer guarantees, cert's of authenticity? I'll pass

I happen to have both of these ovals, plus another that has a distinctly maroon center.    I have a note on my purple one indicating the 221st Med Co.     I have no id on the maroon center one.   Has the purple one been found with vets of the 307th ?  There must have been a change made to explain such a fiffence.   Does anyone have any conclusive evidence of what has been found in the hands of veterans for identification for these ovals ?   Appreciate any assistance here.  Cheers !

Very nice job.  The spot where the stickers are would have been the pilot's name and helmet inspection date.   Best regards.   Jim