I really like the Naval Hospital San Diego bar. Very nice!

Ah!! He was a Chief that went Warrant Officer.  Those are warrant officer shoulder boards. That makes more sense.  

Can anyone give me their opinions on this knuckle duster. Sorry, these are the only pictures I have. It’s sitting in a pawn shop. Thanks in advance! Brad

Thanks for the link.  Looks like the BBB medals have a BBB inscription on the back. This medal just has the 14k gold and also has the slightly concave shape described in the link.  I think that supports the Rock Island connection.  In regard to the competition, pg 335 of the July 1931 Army Air Corps Newsletter publication actually lists the details on the bombing competition and shows Lt Cronau as the winner.  Didn’t copy perfectly but you can get the intent.     “Drop:"ing 'bombsfrom altitudes of 5,000 amd 8,000 feet, this team secured 1894 points out of a possible score of 2,000 in the Aerial Gunne~J ~id Bombing Matches. . These Matches have been held .at Langley Field since 1925, and the score credited to Lieuts. Cronau and :aLrnsideis the hig.hest ever made in the Bombardment Match.”    https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/21/2001330186/-1/-1/0/AFD-110421-005.pdf Good job Grandad!

Some great items congrats!

You know you could probably get away wearing this upside down if your're a Specialist, one would have to look real real close to see the difference, first and even third and fourth  glances just make it look like a voided variant LOL

Some one broke off most of the subdued CSM pin and placed on a Scorpion Rank Camo tab LOL

This might be a post-WW2 knife for the Medical Department of the Navy (USN).  The WW2 knives referenced by aznation in Post #2 have four blades.  The printing on the main blade is often found on post-war knives.  I couldn't find the exact knife in Silvey's book "Pocket Knives of the United States Military" but a couple of knives for the USN Medical Department were shown on page 119, and there were several examples shown with the "PROPERTY OF U.S. GOV'T" on the main blade in the post-war section of the book.  I have some post-war knives with the same printing on the main blades.

Oh yeah, forgot those 🤣⚓️👍🏻

Out of LIKEs so here you go… 👍👍👍!  there is a lot to ponder here so I’ve got some pondering to do.  Once I’ve pondered sufficiently, I’ll post some comments. Unless my sadly failing memory forgets all about it. See, I just had to scroll to the top to because I forgot what I was applying to.   mikie