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WWII US Naval Submarine Ashtray
Heavy metal with chrome plating ashtray depicting the USS Sculpin (SS-191) from Portsmouth, New Hampshire navy yard. Measures 5" across and has an attached submarine measuring 3 1/4". This Submarine was scuttled in 1943 after being damaged by Japanese Destroyers--Following is an account of the Sculpin's final voyage--"The account of Sculpin??'?s final patrol was given by the surviving members of her crew, who were liberated from Japanese prisoner of war camps after V-J Day. On 16 November, she had arrived on station and had made radar contact with a large, high-speed convoy on the night of 18 November. Making a fast end run on the surface to attack on the morning of 19 November, she was in firing position but was forced to dive when the convoy and its escorts zigged toward her. When the Japanese task force changed course, Sculpin surfaced to make another run, but was discovered by Yamagumo,[20] which the convoy commander had left behind for just this eventuality,[20] only 600 yards (550 m) away. Diving fast, the submarine escaped the first salvo of depth charges. A second string of "ash cans" knocked out her depth gauge and caused other minor damage. She evaded the destroyer in a rain squall and around 1200 attempted to come to periscope depth. The damaged depth gauge stuck at 125 feet (38 m), so the submarine broached and was again detected. She immediately submerged and the destroyer attacked with a pattern of 18 depth charges. There was considerable damage, including temporary loss of depth control. As a result, Sculpin ran beyond safe depth so that many leaks developed in the hull. So much water entered that the submarine was forced to run at high speed to maintain depth. This made tracking easy for the Japanese sonar. A second depth charge attack knocked out Sculpin??'?s sonar.
The submarine’s commanding officer, Commander Fred Connaway, decided to surface and give the crew of the doomed vessel a chance for survival. With her decks still awash, Sculpin??'?s gunners manned the deck guns but were no match for the destroyer’s main battery. A shell hit the conning tower and killed the bridge watch, including Connaway, and flying fragments killed the gun crew, including gunnery officer Lieutenant Joseph Defrees, the ship's sponsor's son. The ship’s senior surviving officer, Lieutenant George E. Brown, ordered Sculpin abandoned and scuttled. Before he opened the vents, he informed Captain Cromwell. Fearing he might reveal the plans for the Tarawa invasion under the influence of torture or drugs, Cromwell refused to leave the stricken submarine, giving his life to escape capture. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his act of heroism and devotion to country. Sculpin??'?s diving officer, Ensign W. M. Fiedler (who failed to notice the depth gauge had stuck), along with ten others, some doubtless already dead, joined him.[21]
Forty-two of Sculpin??'?s crew were picked up by Yamagumo. One badly wounded sailor was thrown back in the sea because of his condition. The survivors were questioned for about ten days at the Japanese naval base at Truk, then were embarked on two aircraft carriers returning to Japan. Chuyo carried 21 of the survivors in her hold. On 2 December, the carrier was torpedoed and sunk by Sailfish and twenty of the American prisoners perished; one man, George Rocek, was saved when he was able to grab hold of a ladder on the side of a passing Japanese destroyer and hauled himself on board. (Ironically, Sailfish — at the time named Squalus — was the same submarine Sculpin had helped to locate and raise some four-and-a-half years before.) The other 21 survivors arrived at Ofuna Camp, Japan, on 5 December and, after further questioning, were sent to the Ashio copper mines for the duration of the war.
WWII VFW cap
Cap has 4 service pins years 36,37,41,42. Front right embroidered 40/8. Left side embroidered 263/ILL. Cap shows multiple staining , damage to piping.
Lot of 5 Navy Patches
1st class machinist's mate arm rate, 1st class yeoman arm rate (2), CPO sonar man arm rate bullion, and CPO machinist's clerk arm rate bullion. Small moth hole in the machinist's mate arm rate patch
Curtis- Wright WWII Excellence Award
Brass plaque measures 3" across. It is for the Curtis-Wright Corporation airplane division-Buffalo New York, plants 1 and 2. Issued August 20, 1942.
WWII maps (3) and military advertising
This grouping 2 ESSO war maps and 1 US Army road map of Germany and an Owl drug company ad of US rank and insignia
US Navy plaque ship launching
This brass plaque measures 4 1/2" across. It commemorates the US Navy shipyard at Puget Sound Bremerton Washington. The launching of the USS Louisville and the Keel Laying of the USS Astopia on September 1, 1930.
Lot of 7 WWII Army Air Force patches
Patches include the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 10th, 11th, 15th, and 20th Army Air Force patches. The 10th AAF patch has a plastic backing
Lot of 7 Air Force Patches
This group includes 1 Far East Air Force patch, 2 Air Cadet patches, 2 Material Command patches, 1 Air Transport Command Arc and 1 Proving Ground Command arc.
Lot of 3 Germany books
The books include a soft cover book Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler. The next is The Last Days of Hitler by H.R. Trevor-Roper, hard cover with dust cover. Dust cover has rips and tears. The 3rd is Under Hitler's Banner Serving the Third Reich.
The Medals Year Book 1999 reference book soft cover
The A through Z of Medals fully illustrated price guide by Leo Cooper
WWII German Photo
This is a German Policeman with military sport badge on uniform. Photo measures 6 by 8 inches with border, 5 1/2 by 31/4 inches with no border.
Lot of 4 Air Force Patches
Patches include Air Force Material Command (2), Air Combat Command, 8th Air Force Jacket Patch.
Seal Team Patches lot of 6
They include Seal Team 1, 2 different sizes of the Seal Team 4 patch, 1 seal team 8 patch and2 versions of the Seal Team 5 patch.
Set of 5 US Air Force Wing Patches
Patches include 1 glider pilot patch, 1 navigator patch, 1 senior pilot patch and 2 bombardier patches.
188th Airborne infantry oval w/senior parachutist subdued wings
Oval and wings in good condition with clutch back connectors
501st PIR oval w/skull head jump wings
This appears to be a 501st PIR oval with novelty skull wings
Unknown Airborne oval and wings
This unknown metal paratrooper oval appears yellow and black in color. Comes with senior parachutists wings.
Unassigned Infantry Airborne oval and wings
Unknown oval with twill center and cheesecloth backing with subdued senior wings.