Sports and recreation
All items allows soldiers to entertainment, sporting equipment and playing cards, the baseball bat or soccer ball.
Protector, Chest, Baseball, Rawlings, SPECIAL SERVICES U.S. ARMY
Scarce genuine WWII baseball catcher's chest protector, manufactured by Rawlings for the US Army Special Services. Created on July 22, 1940 by the War Department, the Special Services were the entertainment branch of the Armed Forces. Quite good, used condition. Complete with full strap assembly -- pin buckle and snap hook are in working order.
Protector, Chest, Catcher, Baseball, Wilson
Rare genuine WWII US baseball catcher's chest protector, manufactured by Wilson . Complete and in good overall condition; pin buckles and snap hooks are in working order.
Puzzle, Patriotic, Wooden, Flag Blocks, 48-Star Flag, Complete
Rare and interesting genuine WWII US patriotic game, made up of wooden cubes whose various faces can be put together to form three different puzzles: the 48-star flag, the alphabet, or a fresco dedicated to the glory of the main three services -- Army, Air Forces and Navy. Width of each cube: 1.2in. Manufactured by The Embossing Company in Albany, New York. The present set is complete, homogeneous and in very good overall condition; comes in its original cardboard box (damaged and fragile).
Record, Armed Forces Radio Service, "Can We Keep on Friendly Terms With Russia?"
Beautiful genuine US Armed Forces Radio Service record, dated July 25, 1946, issued by the War and Navy Departments, delivered in its original envelope. Intended to be played on gramophons. The Armed Forces Radio Service was established on May 26, 1942 in order to offer the troops a large radio program and soon became very popular with Army troops. "Can We Keep on Friendly Terms With Russia?" - Part 1 & Part 2.
Record, Armed Forces Radio Service, Melody Round Up, Spark Coley
Nice genuine WWII US Armed Forces Radio Service record, issued by the War and Navy Departments, delivered in its original envelope. Intended to be played on gramophons. The Armed Forces Radio Service was established on May 26, 1942 in order to offer the troops a large radio program and soon became very popular with Army troops. Melody Round Up , Spark Coley.
Record, Armed Forces Radio Service, Melody Round-Up
Nice genuine WWII US Armed Forces Radio Service record, issued by the War and Navy Departments, delivered in its original envelope. Intended to be played on gramophons. The Armed Forces Radio Service was established on May 26, 1942 in order to offer the troops a large radio program and soon became very popular with Army troops. Melody Round-Up .
Record, The Armed Forces Radio Service, Basic Musical Library, Vol. No. C-131 & C-132
Nice genuine WWII US Armed Forces Radio Service record, 33 1/3, issued by the War and Navy Departments, coming in its original kraft envelope. Intended for being played on gramophons. The Armed Forces Radio Service was established on May 26, 1942 in order to offer the troops a large radio program and soon became very popular within the Army.
Record, The Armed Forces Radio Service, Basic Musical Library, Vol. No. C-43 & C-44
Nice genuine WWII US Armed Forces Radio Service record, 33 1/3, issued by the War and Navy Departments, coming in its original kraft envelope. Intended for being played on gramophons. The Armed Forces Radio Service was established on May 26, 1942 in order to offer the troops a large radio program and soon became very popular within the Army. Very good overall condition.
Record, The Armed Forces Radio Service, Sunday Serenade & Dick Haymese
Nice genuine WWII US Armed Forces Radio Service record, 33 1/3, issued by the War and Navy Departments, coming in its original kraft envelope. Intended for being played on gramophons. The Armed Forces Radio Service was established on May 26, 1942 in order to offer the troops a large radio program and soon became very popular within the Army. Sunday Serenade and Dick Haymes .
Record, USO, Letter
Nice genuine WWII 78 rpm USO phonographic record. The United Service of Organization had kiosks in some locations that allowed soldiers to record voice messages onto records that could then be sent home to their family or their sweetheart. The United Service Organizations was founded in 1941 by Mary Ingraham in response to a request from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide morale and recreation services to U.S. uniformed military personnel. They were brought together under one umbrella to support U.S. troops. Roosevelt said he wanted "these private organizations to handle the on-leave recreation of the men in the armed forces." According to historian Emily Yellin, "The government was to build the buildings and the USO was to raise private funds to carry out its main mission: boosting the morale of the military."
Records, Discs, USO, Named
Nice genuine WWII discs records from the USO. On these discs sent with the help of the National Catholic Community Services , a soldier, Pvt Walter Kanarkiewicz from 174th Field Artillery Battalion, recorded a message for his mother. Created in 1941 by the request of President Roosevelt, the United Service Organizations (USO) coordinate the action of associations responsible for supporting morale and entertaining the troops.
Softball, Duro Seam, Signed, East Orange, 1942
Genuine WWII US Duro Seam softball, bearing mention East Orange Recreation Dept . Quite good overall condition; mention City Champions 1942 East Orange Prelms has been written on this ball, along with various signatures.
