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WW II Souvenir NAVY BELT Buckle of the USS WILLARD KEITH with BELT. Size 36

$ 10.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: see description
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Subject: USS Willard Keith (DD-775) Belt
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Date of Creation: 1940's

    Description

    WW II Souvenir NAVY BELT Buckle of the USS WILLARD KEITH with BELT. Size 36
    Circa1940's
    Offered for sale is this vintage WW II Navy Belt Buckle and Brown Leather Belt. Oval Buckle which portrays the
    USS
    Willard Keith
    (DD-775)
    , an
    Allen M. Sumner
    -class
    destroyer
    , is currently the only completed ship of the
    United States Navy
    ever named for
    Willard Keith
    , a
    United States Marine Corps
    captain who died in combat during the
    campaign for Guadalcanal
    . He was awarded the
    Navy Cross
    for his actions.
    Willard Keith
    (DD-775) was
    laid down
    on 5 March 1944, at
    San Pedro, California
    , by the
    Bethlehem Shipbuilding
    and
    launched
    on 29 August 1944; spon
    sored by Mrs. Willard W. Keith, the mother of Capt. Keith. The ship was
    commissioned
    on 27 December 1944, Comdr.
    Lewis L. Snyder
    in command.
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