That is wonderful. Thank you kindly. Really really nice of you.

Here is the Aviator that owned the suit you have. He was on the 1988-89 USS Constellation cruise.   Also a picture of the 1988-89 ready room wearing those same flight suits.    Great flight suit!!    

That’s in very good condition, non refinished guns like that are getting harder to find! 

I got the shirt in. Everything on it except for the bee and the rank, and badges, is embroidered. The bee is on a circular patch with the same background as the shirt. The blue is more vivid, bright than in the photos.

In the 1940s, the military began employing luminous markers filled with radium paint. This paint consisted of Ra226 salts (likely sulfate or bromide), copper activated zinc sulfide phosphor, and a binding agent like nitrocellulose.  These markers would either be clipped or tied onto the front or back of paratrooper's helmets, and sometimes sewn onto tunics. They would come in a lead lined box of 24. Each marker has a radium activity of around 10-20 microcuries. These are not harmful to handle short term, but it's not something you want to wear around for days on end. Within 5 years of manufacturing these markers, high energy alpha particles from radium and its decay progenies damage the crystalline structure of the phosphor, causing the crystals to shatter into smaller pieces. That is the biggest reason why these do not glow anywhere near as well as they used to when first made. However, if you let your eyes fully adjust to the dark for ~20 minutes, you can easily see them glowing. These two markers are the best condition ones I have in my collection. I have around 5 of these Type 1 markers. Alongside the Type 1 disks, were the Type 2 and Type 3. Both of the latter types are much larger and don't have holes to tie string through. The Type 2 was manufactured by the Corps of Engineers for marking stream crossing bridges and trucks- they were fitted with a large bolt and nut on the back. The Type 3 was utilized by the Navy to mark decks and personnel at night. It is equipped with a middle prong to wear on personnel, alongside two prongs that extend on each side to be screwed onto deck bulkheads. I am actively searching for a Type 2 and Type 3 for my radioactive collection. Frontside of disks   Backside of disks Disks phosphorescing under 365nm UV 50.3mR/h (or 503uSv/h) on contact with a gamma scintillator  

Hi guys,   I am considering adding this US Medal of Freedom to my WW2 medal collection.   I am not very knowledgable about these awards and was wondering if there are any signs to determine if this is compatible with the WW2 period.   Thanks for any thoughts

Yea, its an officers one.    What indicates it being post ww2? Thanks in advance 

The torch collar brass signifies education, and similar are often worn at military schools and academies, or ROTC programs.  The other one is specific to PMA.  I think I can see the keystone shape in the middle, which is a common symbol of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania is also nicknamed "the Keystone State."

SOURCES:  Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave.com                         Ancestry - Thomas Jacob B Lohr.pdf Death Cert - Thomas J B Lohr.pdf

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