USS Arizona's newsletter AT 'EM ARIZONA

I have seven original issues of the USS Arizona's newsletter AT 'EM ARIZONA for sale. Click here for more on that: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/

USS Arizona photo album from 1938

This is a late 1930's (about 1938) photo album from the USS Arizona, with about 140 photos, many of them identified by name (some of the photos show an Arizona crewman who was killed on December 7, 1941). You can get more info here: http://cgi.ebay.com

China Marine painting by Mary Augusta Mullikin

This is an interesting one: a 1946 portrait of a US Marine, painted in China in 1946 by renowned artist Mary Augusta Mullikin, famed for her China landscapes. This was painted after she was released from the Japanese prisoner of war camp where she had spent World War II. I have a lot more about her and the subject of the painting here: http://hudsonmilitaria.com/Mullikin/

WWII leather A-2 flight jacket patches

Found this recently: it's all from a World War II bombardier in the 5th Air Force, 461st Bombardment Group, 766th Bombardment Squadron - The Liberaiders.

These are handpainted leather patches and one can only imagine how cook they'd look on an A2 flight jacket.

You can see larger photos here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300288272418

WWII press photos

This week I acquired more than 380 press photos from World War II.
These are photos distributed to newspapers and these particular ones
were from Acme Newspictures. Most are from the war in the Pacific,
some are from Europe and some from the homefront.

There are lots of very interesting photos here and I've stated
scanning them and putting them online at
http://homepage.mac.com/bobhudsoncom/PressPhotos/PhotoAlbum47.html -
if you see something you're interested in feel free to make an offer.
There are two types of photos: ones that were printed direct from
negatives and have a caption on a separate piece of paper, and ones
that sent from the war zones using a type of fax technology sent via
shortwave radio. Those have the captions printed on the photo and
don't have the quality of the ones made direct from negatives.
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US Navy cruise jackets

I've been getting inquiries about Navy West Pac cruise jackets so I am going to start buying them (and other area cruise jackets) when I see them.

I acquired two today: one for the USS Elliot 1995 Arabian Gulf cruise and one for the USS Tripoli 1985 West Pac cruise.

More Oriskany items

I have acquired some more items from the estate of Capt. Iarrobino
including a portrait, his Navy retirement certificate, a letter
making him an honorary citizen of Oriskany, New York, some large
plaques, a ribbon rack and more:
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31950

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USS Orisknay Captain's items

I am selling a grouping of items from a US Navy Captain who was commanding officer of the USS Oriskany in 1966 when it had a tragic fire. There are some one-of-a-kind items in this. Cick here for more info.

Used Hohner 265 double bass harmonica

I long tried to learn to play harmonica - but never got it down. Once
in a while a I pick up one and blow a few notes and try to imagine
myself wailing the blues....

I've sold a few harmonicas over the years, but this one blew me away
when I saw it and heard it. It's the Hohner 265 chromatica bass
instrument: looking like to large harmonicas hinged together. The box
is marked in German "chromatische Bass-Harmonika."

This must be the most expensive harmonica made: New these have a list
price of over $1,300 and retail for about $950. I've placed my used
one on Ebay for less than half that:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300278632435
- even if you have no desite to play one, you have to see the photos.
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M1 helmet liners from the thrift store

I picked up six M1 liners at the thrift store today: the guy just ahead of me got the other six. All are Vietnam era or earlier with a couple MSA and a scouple Firestones.