Original Korea Vietnam War Us Navy Corpsman Lot Patch Uniforms Photo Theater Hat

DON'T HESITATE TO SEND OFFERS OR ASK QUESTIONS????? 2 Korean War era United States Navy Jumpers. > 1 Korean War Undress Blue Service Jumper w/ "USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN" tab & E/3(Seaman) rate.

> 1 Korean War Blue Service Jumper w/ "USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN" tab, E/3(Seaman) rate, & Battle "E" award insignia. 1 Vietnam War Vietnamese Theater made Navy ball cap embroidered "USS Repose AH-16 USN(anchor) & chief Salyers". 1 Korean War era Official United States Navy Training Course Certificate for Philip R.

Salyers, HM2, USN dated August 1956. 5 Official United States Navy Discharge Papers from the Korean War to Vietnam(named to Philip Ramon Salyers) include details of service on the back. 1 Korean War era Official US Navy large navy photograph (at Naval Air Material Center Center Philadelphia 12, PA) dated July 15, 1955, no:2476 (Salyers pictured second-row second man from the left). 1 Vietnam War era United States Marine Corps Master Sergeant Chevron.

1 Korean War era US Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Postcard Collection. 1 Korean War era Marines Memorial Club San Francisco Flyer. 1 Vietnam War era funny Navy postcard. This is an original grouping of documents, photos, uniforms, patches, and hats from the Korean War to the Vietnam War that belonged to a combat Corpsman(a navy medic)who saw extensive service in Korea and Vietnam in great condition.

These items belonged to Hospital Corpsman Master Chief Petty Officer Phillip R Salyers who served in the United States Navy as a corpsman. One of the jumpers is a US Navy dress blue service uniform which would have been worn for ceremonies or while on leave. The lot itself has numerous discharge papers, photos, postcards, and patches from when this corpsman served. The Marine patch is a Master Sergeant sleeve chevron which would been the equivalent of a Master Chief Petty Officer in the Navy and since he was a Corpsman stationed on a Marine base he would been subject to Marine uniform regulations. Also included is a Marine utility hat which was meant for wear in noncombat situations such as in training or daily PT.

The red hat in this lot is a Vietnam theater-made hat from the Vietnam War, personalized to the Corpsman. On the front, it reads "USS Repose AH-16 USN" while on the back it reads "Chief Salyers" This is truly a beautiful cap that is a one-of-a-kind example from the Vietnam War of a theater-made hat. Philip Ramon Salyers was born on August 22, 1934, in Lincoln, Illinois to Willard and Eloise Salyers during the height of the Great Depression. Sadly Phil's father passed away in 1946 when he was only 12 years old from illness leaving behind a wife and two kids. At the age of 17 while still in his junior year at Lincoln Community High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy at the kickoff of the Cold War on September 11, 1951.

He was sent to Great Lakes, Illinois for Navy basic training and was assigned to a medical unit upon basic training. Stationed in Great Lake, Illinois he received his training to be a Navy Corpsman at the Great Lakes Hospital Corps School. Weeks after being assigned to Comstock, Salyers sailed into Korean waters aboard the USS Comstock and was assigned to the First Marine Division as a combat corpsman. With the First Marines, he would have been stationed across the 35-mile stretch of land between Penyayang Soul corridor holding the line against Chinese and North Korean forces. Witnessing the "Outpost War" and the Battles of Bunker Hill he would have treated Marines and UN coalition forces in combat under fire in Korea. This was bloody fighting and Salyers did his duty honorably, saving the lives of many soldiers in Korea. For the next year of his enlistment in the US Navy. He was stationed stateside across the East Coast with his headquarters at N. Mustin Field Namacten NB Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until his enlistment ended in 1955. He was honorably discharged at the age of 21 at the rank of Hospital Corpsman Second Class in May 1955 after 2 years overseas in Korea. Recommended for enlistment and still a young man he reupped his enlistment in the Navy. This is where the photo included in this lot was taken and he can be seen in the top corner second from the left.

Salyers was sent to Nevada in 1958 as part of Operation Hardtack ii which tested nuclear bombs in Mercury, Nevada as an effort to exercise the capabilities of US atomic bombs to our Soviet enemies at the time. Also supervising helicopters evacuations of medical troops from the USS Repose's helicopter pads to the ground in Vietnam.

Where he was stationed directing medical supplies to front-line troops and treating the returning wounded. The USS Repose became known as the "Angel of the Orient" operating in the Corps 1 area in the Hue Dana province of Vietnam which bordered the DMZ which was a hotbed of North Vietnamese and Vietcong engagements with US and coalition force troops. Salyers supervised and aided in the administration of medical care to over 24,000 patients, 9,000 among them battle casualties. Treating the sailors of the USS Forrestal Fire and treating the famous US Marine Sniper Carlos Hatchock "White Feather" responsible for 93 confirmed kills.

Serving 5 years overseas in Vietnam, Salyers saved the lives of thousands of service members during the war in field hospitals and aboard the USS Repose and stayed in Vietnam until 1970 when the Repose sailed out of Vietnam. Through his position, he was able to make the highway a safer environment for commuters through his military experience, and in his own words he treated "the highway like a battlefield". Gave several presentations on car trauma and got the National Guard involved in his effort to influence young people to be safer in the world. After serving almost a decade in that position he went back to being a hospital administrator across the country. This truly is an amazing group of one of kind items that show the story and service of an American hero who was a combat corpsman that dedicated his life to saving the lives of wounded soldiers on the field and saving the lives of civilians on the road risking his life for his country.

This would make an amazing gift for any history buff and a great addition to any collection.