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Lot 1294:Grouping of U.S. Navy China-Burma-India Theater Artifacts

August 24th, 2024|Bedford, TX
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Lot 1294:Grouping of U.S. Navy China-Burma-India Theater Artifacts

August 24th, 2024|Bedford, TX
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Grouping of U.S. Navy China-Burma-India Theater Artifacts

The grouping consists of two unit insignia patches, a leather name tag , a photo and a lighter. The name-tag is made out to a "Louie T. Kimple", with English language text above and Chinese text below. The photo is of a United States Navy man (no visible rank) wearing a patch associated with the Sino-American Cooperation Organization (SACO); established in 1943 as a joint Nationalist/American operation headed up in tandem by the chief of Chiang Kai-Shek's secret police and the commander of the U.S. Navy's intelligence outfit in China. The SACO served as an intelligence gathering/sharing organization as well as a training center for Chinese guerrilla forces operating in Japanese occupied territory and other tasks. Both the smaller of the two patches and the lighter bear SACO associated emblems, the embroidered patch with a pennant marked "???!!!***" on an anchor with a Nationalist star, and the lighter (Zippo brand) with a "CBI shield" on the lid and "U.S. NAVY/???!!!***/C.S. KELLOW" on the body. The larger of the two patches is embroidered rayon with a black leather reinforced border, featuring a purple Chinese dragon perched on a radio antenna. Neither Kimple or Kellow have been positively identified, and the unit associated with the larger patch is unknown. Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore Collection

ConditionFine overall, with minor wear and handling marks. The lighter has no flint or fuel, but otherwise appears to be in good order.
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Item LocationBedford, TX
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Catalog page279
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