So not worth the risk in this condition? On the other hand, usually when I see these for sale they’re a lot more expensive. Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the replies. I tend to agree with the consensus, that I should just leave it alone. I wonder what, if anything, a museum would do with something like this, just to arrest any further aging issues. In any case, these look nice in my little display cabinet, which also includes a Confederate canteen, documented to have been "Taken from the body of a dead rebel at Antietam" and a couple of old Colts; 1849 New Pocket 6" bbl and an 1860 Colt Army.

A lot of that stuff is easily available online now.  Jacques Noel Jacobsen reprinted a lot of pre-WW1 regs in the 1970's as well - I beleive they can still be had fairly easily.  

Upon closer inspection of the Gun Crew photo, the Bos'n to the far right appears to have the Gun Captain badge on his left sleeve at the elbow rather than Torpedoman as originally thought.    Both him and the GM on the left also have their gunnery "E" badges below their right arm rates.   A 9-man Gun crew should narrow the ship size down I would think to larger ships armed with naval guns? Possibly armed cruisers and above?

Hello everyone, I am a french archeologist and interested in WWII history, especially in my birth place, Normandy.   I am looking for help to identify and maybe contact the family or descendants of a US Navy veteran. I recently found a silver identification bracelet among my grandfather’s belongings in Cherbourg, Normandy. According to our family history, this bracelet was probably collected after been lost by its owner in Cherbourg in 1944.   Details on the bracelet: Front: LT A.C.HAUCK - U.S. Navy Back: Engraved 'ENGLAND MAY 1944'   Based on my initial research, the owner could be Albert Charles Hauck (?), who served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve during the war (?). His presence in England in May 1944 and then in Cherbourg suggests he was involved in the naval logistics or operations following the DDay. My goal is to identify this veteran, and if possible trying to contact his family to get more information about him. If the research goes well, I have the idea that the item could rejoin the Cherbourg Liberation Museum, and been displayed with its history...   Thanks for any help!

A neat shot of CIB's in wear from the 58th AIB, 8th AD, in Gieboldehausen, Germany, 8 May 1945.

Here's the two I have.

I’m wondering if anyone has the uniform regulations for any of the branches of the military at the time (army, navy, marine corps, coastguard). I’m studying uniform pre ww1 and any regs or photos you have will help

I bought a large manual grouping from my uncle a few months ago. I started doing resesrch to the guy and it seems he had the dfc and was apart of the crew that set a time record. I posted on the Facebook page so here is a link to it for information found on the guy https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B9EqYrZWN/

I may make a cast mould of the handle or get one machined for the future, should my one pop and fall apart I’d at least be able to make a sympathetic restoration of sorts.