He was very active when I first joined and an expert on Brazil in WW2. Really enjoyed his posts. Too young may he rest in peace,

Thank you. Illinigander

That is a nice grouping. It has a certain charm to it  and I must admit, Id be hard pressed to change it too. 

ScottG, thank you for sharing these images. I have never seen these before, if you ever get time to share more id love to see them.

That's all I know about this 😄

Thanks for the photo correction and yeah, it could be Fletcher but it isn't labeled.    Scott

Just some of my submarine related items.     This was for the submarines commissioning on March 15, 1938, at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Under the command of Lieutenant L. N. Blair, it served extensively during World War II, earning 12 battle stars. It famously completed 16 war patrols, the most of any U.S. Navy submarine.  The vessel operated in the Pacific, including the Philippines, and was later sold for scrap in 1947.   Pearl Harbor Submarine Base, Territory of Hawaii.     This Price Muselite lighter still winds up and plays music.  It's been awhile so I don't remember what song.           The USS Bumper (SS-333) was a Balao-class submarine launched in 1944 that served in World War II, earning one battle star. It performed two war patrols in the Pacific, primarily in the Bungo-Suido Straits, before serving as a training vessel and later being transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1950 and served Turkey until she was decommissioned on August 11, 1976.  

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Here's your Private Burns (see Find-a-Grave memorial # 57035572).