The picture shows the cover and some sample pages of this ©1942 Guide Book To The U.S. Navy Book. The images are great and I wish I could show all of the pages. This (62) page book has (54) pages of Ship, Submarine, and Aircraft action images. Below each is some information. These images are believed to be the same as those that were used for old World War II era bubble gum or candy trading cards. I am not sure of the name of the set though. The book is like a set of cards. The drawings in this book are by Barry Bart and the descriptive text is by James F. Wallace. There are six text pages of information about the United States Navy. On the back cover there is an airplane and an ad to Buy United States Saving Bonds and Stamps. The following is a long list of the ships and aircraft that are included in the book. Perhaps you were on one of these ships or flown one of these planes. There are a few pages there are religious stamps marked "S.A.G.". These will be noted with an asterik (*) in the list below. A sample of this stamp can be seen on one of the pages in the picture. Battleship New Mexico * Battleship Texas Battleship Pennsylvania Battleship North Carolina * Battleship Mississippi Heavy Cruiser Pensacola Heavy Cruiser Portland Light Cruiser Brooklyn Heavy Cruiser Astoria * Destroyer Farragut Destroyer Anderson (Sims Class) Destroyer Gleaves (Benson Class) * Destroyer Tender Dixie Gunboat Erie River Gunboat Tutuila Patrol Torpedo Boat Submarine Tambor Submarine "O" Class Submarine Sargo Submarine Rescue Vessel Falcon Submarine Tender Beaver Submarine Chaser Mine Layer Aroostook Mine Sweeper Raven Transport Barnett Transport West Point Aircraft Carrier Ranger Aircraft Carrier Lexington Aircraft Curtiss SNC-1 Aircraft Grumman J2F4 Aircraft Curtiss SOC Aircraft Vought - Sikorsky OS2U-1 Aircraft Douglas SBD Aircraft Northrop XBT-1 Aircraft Vought - Sikorsky XF4U-1 Aircraft Grumman XF-4F-1 Aircraft Grumman F4F3 Aircraft Curtiss XSB2C-1 Aircraft Curtiss SBC-4 Aircraft Vought - Sikorsky SB2-U Aircraft Brewster SB2A-1 Aircraft Douglas TBD-1 Aircraft Consolidated PB2Y2 Aircraft Martin PBM-1 Aircraft Non-Rigid Airship Seaplane Tender Curtiss Seaplane Wrecking Derrick Mary Ann Oiler Sangamon Cargo Ship Capella Store Ship Bridge Ammunition Ship Nitro Boom Net Tender Boxwood Converted Yacht Hospital Ship SolaceThe book measures 5-1/2" x 3-1/2". The cover is in good condition with some wear. The inside covers have writing with names, an address and some spotting. The index has checkmarks. The good news is that the pages with images are clean. |