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Does any of the above record i posted add up ? i am uk so do not know about any of the locations , in the usa, also do you know his social security number ? also he may of got a military pension ?, i found a lighter with a service number on, and was told the person was paid a military pension...

one place to look in are the NARA records https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Roy+L.+Simmons+Jr.&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=332041 ARMY SERIAL NUMBER NAME RESIDENCE: STATE RESIDENCE: COUNTY PLACE OF ENLISTMENT DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL...

one place to look in are the NARA records https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Roy+L.+Simmons+Jr.&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=332041 ARMY SERIAL NUMBER NAME RESIDENCE: STATE RESIDENCE: COUNTY PLACE OF ENLISTMENT DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL...

Sorry if you read the sales blog, on both sites. they both say the same I believe & we believe . i would take that with a pinch of salt. sorry i have heard stories like that before. I believe the MKIII B was fitted to early Spitfires and Hurricanes and the MKIII B is considerably rarer than the...

Hi, i collect military items with engravings on, names and numbers, i have 2 lighters and a wristwatch, also engraved, but not able to find them on the www. Lighter one, is a ronson made in the USA. " A.Barker . 1406338. i am thinking RAF, went to USA for training ? Lighter two is a ronson made...

Hi, i am thinking a bomber, because a spit/hurricane, would not need a 24 hour face, if you hit my name on the left hand side you can read the reply's i got on my post about the clock i found, also the number on your face 6A/839 should give you the aircraft type it was used in . it does not list...

Hi, welcome to the forum, nice clock, if you do not know ? , you wind it antclockwise, left hand knob . if you look at my past posts there is one on a clock i found, and there are reply's from a member called fubar57. he may even post a reply as well. enjoy the clock, below is a photo of my...

The RAF purchased pilots watches from 1940 onward, and engraved its own part number 6B/159 at this time. Open ended leather straps were also fitted prior to issue. Photos are an early example of the Longines watches issued to, predominantly, Navigators due to their superior quality and...

Thanks for the reply, a Smiths time of trip clock, with a precision movement made by Jaeger Le Coulter cost a lot more that a wristwatch does, again keep it simple, the pilot parachutes out, end of plane and clock, the wristwatch is saved for another day.

I might have a simple answer to the main question about clocks in spitfires. i was told many years ago by a military collector a early mark spitfire ie pre war, had top of the range clocks in the cockpit ie smiths time of trip etc, in a year after war started they did away with these clocks and...

Hello you might like to look and read my post about a Smiths Cockpit clock, i was told some time ago the "MA" in the name is for MOTOR ACCESSORIES , also as above used in high end cars, Rolls, Bentleys, could have been late 1930s, maybe late 40s early 50s, my thoughts are late 30s to me what...

the hands are still luminous and working the numbers 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 10 . are raised with luminous paint ? where 1 - 3 - 7 - 9 - 11 , are not filled with any paint ? i think someone just put it in a 30s smith mantel case might have even worked at the company ?.

hi, the advertisement i would say is from the late 40s early 50s could even date to the 60s , the clock i found was not issued as there is no date or serial numbers where i have seen them on dated clocks on the face, A.M. marked on the back, another odd thing is the plastic housing is from a...

found one on the www.