Original late 1920’s USMC officer photo of Captain Walter Sweet, 8″ x 10″. Sweet (as a Gunnery Sergeant) was awarded the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross for actions with the 16th Company, 5th Marine Regiment at Chateau-Thierry for taking out two machineguns and a mortar nest. He was also awarded 3 Silver Star Citations and the French Croix de Guerre. He is seen with his award ribbons, droop wing EGAs, French fourragere, and shooting badges. He enlisted in 1911 and was a veteran of many Banana Wars.. He served nearly 28 years. Please pay upon receipt of invoice.
Id’d Civil War Photos Memoir, Documents, New Hampshire Autographed Biography from Daughter Very Extensive lot Family archive of Albert Henry Clay Jewett New Hampshire, Washington, D. Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. (1) half plate tintype of Jewett standing, uniform includes officer epaulettes; (1) quarter plate tintype of Jewett from waist up, his uniform includes kepi and officer epaulettes; (1) albumen head shot of Jewett, the collar of his uniform is visible; (1) certificate appointing Jewett a Second Lieutenant effective November 5, 1862 signed by Nathaniel S. Austin, 1944 (Grace, his daughter) one signed at the at the interior by Grace, the book being a autobiographical sketch of Jewett’s war experience, the front piece and dust cover a photo picture of Jewett and his sword; (1) 1892 letter from the State of New Hampshire, Adjutant-General’s office reciting the Revolutionary War record of Jewett’s grandfather’ (1) tintype, 1/16 plate size likeness of a woman believed to be Jewett’s wife or lady friend, marked in ink Picture rec’d in service about 1862 or 1863 from TJ? Really so much stuff, not all civil war, but all connected to the family.
Identified 1930’s Field Grade Artillery Officer’s Visor Cap. The cap has a stamp in red ink on the inside indicating it belonged to Robert Borrell Sr. The cap is a 7-1/4″ in size and has the maker’s marks inside the cover, “B. The sweatband is coming undone slightly near the id’d stamp only, the bullion on the visor has a dark tone and has a few loose strings. There is slight mothing on the top of the cap and the artillery band has slight discoloration due to age of the cap. Reference pictures for details and quality. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “ID’d 1930’s Field Grade Artillery Officer’s Visor Cap” is in sale since Tuesday, August 14, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “jimmtn” and is located in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Mexico, Norway, Ukraine, Croatia.