Thanks for the welcome, I appreciate it. My Great Uncle enlisted at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 12/2/42 and was honorably discharged on 10/15/43. I sent off for his records but they were burned in the fire of 1973. Strike one, everyone who knows anything about him has passed away, Strike two. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage causing paralysis, on December 23, 1944. I don't know where to go from here. Strike three. The only items I have are 3 pictures in his uniform and a USAAF shoulder patch that was his. Have a blessed evening, Jeremiah

Some info on Mr. Tetley from Brown University's Memorial Page: "Egbert Foster Tetley, class of 1916, former English instructor at Brown University, Lieutenant in Co. C., 47th Infantry, was killed in action, during an attack on machine gun nests at Bayoches, France on August 10th, 1918. After Lieutenant Tetley was wounded he lay and smoked a cigarette while waiting for the stretcher bearers. As he was being lifted upon the stretcher, he was hit again, all along the side by machine gun bullets. When asked by one of the men near him what they should do, he told them to “Stick to the last” and died shortly thereafter."

The piece on the left is an authentic Pilgrim's identification badge to Elizabeth  Tetley, the step-mother of 2nd Lt Egbert F. Tetley, Co C, 47th Inf, 4th Div, KIA 10 Aug 1918. She was from North Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. I'm not sure what the piece on the right is, I've never seen/heard of one like before. The pendant on it appears to be a copy of an authentic one but the image you provided is too blurry to say for sure. Also, I'm not sure by what you mean when you say "the actual medal is the same with the number on the reverse." Do you mean the pendant on the left has a serial number but the pendant on the right does not? Perhaps the one on the right was used for some patriotic event associated with Missouri. The one on the right is certainly not official and the ribbon is incorrectly reversed, the blue stripe should be on the left, red on the right.

Respectfully, I don’t think cosmetic freshness alone tells the story. Plenty of issued helmets saw limited field use, sat in lockers/cages, were training-only, spare gear, aircrew kit, or were simply well cared for. Not every legitimate item has to be sun-faded and beat to death to be real. My question was less about wear and more about whether anyone recognizes this specific single-bolt ANVIS shroud setup and use-case history.

Hi everyone, I bought a Saber and it has this Saber Knot that I've never seen before. Does anyone know anything about it?

I need to start going to more yard sales.... the trift stores in my area can be good so maybe the yard sales are to.

Indeed, they do look amazingly similar! In fact ours has the letters "CO" on either sides of the back of the helmet. Do you think if it was from a commander of VA-164, it would be possible to track down his jet? It sure would be nice detail to add to the display. Since the gear is on loan from the Navy, I have been considering contacting the Naval History and Heritage Command to see if they might have any additional information on it.

For sure! Sending a PM over your way!

This appears to be a piece of WW1 artwork on a pocket watch cover or a compass. It was given to my husband by his stepfather, a WW2 and Korean War veteran, who had gotten it from a fellow many years before.  What unit was the maker with? and do the initials S.F. other inside have any meaning? Thanks in advance, Hollis  

This is the information we have on the panel, one of the members put it together and donated it for display years ago, it was his job and his hobby. If'n you like, I could send you more pictures of the panel sometime.