Original U.S. Pre-WWII China Marine and Submarine USS Snapper Photo Albums Scrapbook Set Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia World War II combat chronicle

World War II combat chronicle

The rear of the radio shows of the "thick rim" design clearly

The brass helmet plate displayes the U

When not in use the parachutes were normally kept in a Burlap sack fitted with carrying handles

They are maker marked and dated as follows:

Original U.S. Pre-WWII China Marine and Submarine USS Snapper Photo Albums Scrapbook Set Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia World War II combat chronicleOriginal Items: One of a kind set. This is a collection of a Pre WWII China Marine scrapbook and a WWII Submarine USS Snapper (SS 185) Photo Album named to Lieutenant Duke Durken. USS Snapper (SS 185), a Salmon class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy of the name and the second to be named for the snapper. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 23 July 1936. She was launched on 24 August 1937, sponsored by Mrs.