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Original brown wooden box with repair instruments and documentation for US Navy sextant (2023.35.1).
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Japanese Seikosha Tensoku watch has separated into two pieces: the body and the backing. The body of the watch is blackened from fire and missing the crystal, the hands, and the crown. The body is...
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Silver wedding platter given to Rear Admiral Clarence Caffrie Ray on his second marriage by the Officers and Men of the USS Yorktown.
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Black and gold half-moon-shaped instrument with glass and mirrored pieces. World War II era sextant consists of an arc of a circle with degree markings, mirrors, and a hinged radial arm at the center...
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A long, streamer-like strip of fabric, the commissioning pennant is blue at the hoist point, with seven white stars. The remainder of the pennant is made up of a pair of long red and white stripes.
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A long, streamer-like strip of fabric, the commissioning pennant is blue at the hoist point, with seven white stars. The remainder of the pennant is made up of a pair of long red and white stripes...
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Wooden plaque with Japanese motifs carved by U. S. Navy personnel during the occupation of Japan after World War II.
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This professional headshot shows Rear Admiral Frederick Julian Becton in his dress blue uniform.
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Laffey in floating drydock, AFDL-47, at Detyen's Shipyard in North Charleston, SC. She will be fitted for a new 3/8" bottom from bow to stern, five new bulkheads in the four machinery spaces, and new...
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Full page newspaper advertisement for war bonds. The advertisement shows the damages inflicted upon the USS Laffey (DD-724) after she was attacked by kamikazes on April 16, 1945. The reader is then...
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A black velvet US Navy Officer dress fore-and-aft hat with cream silk lining. The hat is accented with gold fabric ribbon and curled tassles.
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A navy blue, US Navy dinner dress blue jacket with six, gold buttons, and the gold sleeve insignia denoting a Rear Admiral.
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A navy blue, double-breasted US Navy service dress blue jacket with six, 35-line buttons, and the gold sleeve insignia denoting a Rear Admiral. Five rows of sewn-on ribbon bars are on the left breast...
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Medal bar with miniature medals sewn together on a ribbon bar. Left to right, the medals seen here include the American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three stars, the...
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A broad and pleated, gold satin sash that wraps around the waist and is fastened with two buckles.
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A black belt with horizontal gold striping and a latching gold belt buckle with US Navy insignia. The belt has two cloth straps with clasps hanging from the left side: one shorter, one longer. These...
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An ovular, black metal carrying case with a locking, hinged lid and handle.
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A long, streamer-like strip of fabric, the commissioning pennant is blue at the hoist point, with seven white stars. The remainder of the pennant is made up of a pair of long red and white stripes.
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While on display in Tacoma, Washington, Captain Becton and his men were photographed inspecting the damage inflicted by the kamikaze attack off of Okinawa.
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Here are a few before and after images of Laffey and Ingham at Patriots Point. People are now wondering what the view will be on Laffey's return, read more in the Post and Courier story here...