Congrats to the Lucky Winner, I think whoever he is did well.   And quite an exciting finish,   4 different bidders in the last 10 seconds of the auction.    Adam is a dear friend and the deal he gave me years ago I believe was below FMV then.           

Wow! Killer grouping!  Sad though he passed away in a training accident.  RIP soldier...  

The mirror is in the standard waterproof wrapper as prescribed for US Navy contract, those with markings as on yours were sup-pled with the M-592 back pad kit. They are correct for the original contractor packing.  

Its a Tiffany Restrike=== Paul Till orderd some in the 1960s.  I got one for $500 from Adam R. several years ago.

Ww2, between early 1942 to end of war

Hey Buddy! I found these pics of a real Dewey Medal. The scroll has a ships name on it. And the real ones have the sailors name on the edge. The type on this example is soft. I dont know, but I think its a fake and it has a new ribbon it seems like. Not an expert at all, Its just my gut telliing me its fake. Fake like a restrike wing. Cheap price for a very rare medal. No ships name. No sailors name. Soft details.. Ribbon seems new.... Pics are from Wikipedia... The last two are from the Ebay auction. Dave

What is the width of the bail attachment on the helmet? After that does the heat lot match the other heat lot numbers of known D bails? What about detailed pics of the chin straps?

Thanks for showing this great comprehensive collection! My wife just came across one with a blue stripe that says “UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS” and we were trying to date it. Semper Fi from an old Marine!

The backing is really fragile and someday, not today, I may get brave enough to remove it and see if anything is written on the back of the photo. I also find it rather strange that with all the business ads on the back there are absolutely no addresses. I did find a date of Oct. 21, 1919 on one of papers. I also found an ad for the Fulton Opera House. I googled it and there is an opera house by that name located in Lancaster, PA. It opened in 1852 and it us still in business. It is also a US National Historic Landmark. This makes sense because I found the photo in PA and I believe that it was actually  in Lancaster County but not positive. I appreciate the comments.  Thanks! 

That is USMC Gen. "Howling Mad" Smith. Pacific theater, Saipan maybe.