Thanks 

A nice small naval grouping with original issued box for the Victory Medal with Atlantic Fleet clasp, in pretty good condition.   The photos have no names unfortunately, hard to tell if any one person appears in all.   For rates seen - other than the Torpedoman Bos'n and Gunner's Mate in the group Battle "E" photo, the other photos seem to show the crescent of the Cooks.   Does anyone think it realistic to id the type of ship in the "E" photo based on the background rigging?   Appreciate any further insight.   Jeff

You're welcome.  Glad to pitch in with some info for you.

USAAF 10th Photo Reconnaissance Group.   AKA: 10th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance)

Very nice jacket. What a wonderful piece of history!

Very nice box. Thanks for sharing.

Kathy, I'm not entirely sure of the map values but I don't think they have the value of the ETO maps. Would a mainland Japan map be worth more? Don't know but.... It is awesome you are posting about your father's service. As an AAF collector, I find it all fascinating. I've noticed a lot of your posts are in the "What's It Worth" forum. If you are interested in selling, that's fine, it's what the forum is for. If you are interested in value just out of curiosity while discovering your dad's service, that's also what the forum is for. If you are interested in value for actual insurance value, that's also fine but I will say insurance generally doesn't care too much unless you have a significant collection that has been appraised with an official evaluation. I have inquired with my company(more than once) and each item must be individually appraised($$). It isn't what we say or what eBay says, it's what the officially recognized appraised value is. Then, you would need a rider policy that insured the objects separate from everything else you have insured. Many of us have dealt with that. If I had only a single one-million-dollar ancient Chinese vase that might work well but to enumerate each item for evaluation, pay for that assessment, then for the policy, well, that is often not reasonable - even for those of us with roomfulls of the stuff. It wasn't for me. Sorry if that isn't your goal. If not, I would love to have a single thread that would highlight your father's service interspersed with pics of things he brought home. We could all comment on it in one place if that would help you more. We would all love to keep his memory alive! If not, just keep it coming and we will piece things together along the way. Just thought one thread might get you better answers. Hopefully, map collectors will weigh in. Best, Dave

Correct, two versions exist. The type without the monogram etched into the blade is Canadian, however it also has a dark finish to it. Your example would be USMC, the etchwork long since worn away or ground off when it was reprofiled.    Its still a nice piece, I certainly wouldn't mind it in my collection. Is it perfect? No, just an honest worn blade and reworked blade. 

Can anyone help I.D. my grand uncles DUI? I know he was an US Army Air Forces Technician, but do not know what unit. Thanks for any help!