Item Description
Original Items: One-of-a-kind Set. This is an incredible collection of Unite States Navy and Coast Guard World War Two match books. In total there are nearly 100 match books which were painstakingly and meticulously collected over the past 40 years. This was a work of love by a USN collector with a focus on the attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. This collection features match books from the following ships many of which were moored at Battle Ship Row during the attack such as:
USS Pennsylvania - Damaged gun
USS Oklahoma - Sunk, total loss
USS Tennessee - Minor Damage
USS West Virginia - Sunk, floated, rebuilt by July 1944
USS Dale - Undamaged
USS Monaghan - Undamaged
General condition of the match books is very good to excellent with vibrant colors. It was common for sailors to trade match books with sailors from other ships as a way to document their tour's during the war. Some of these matchbooks are exceptionally rare, especially the ones from sunken ships such as the ones from Pearl Harbor. Having a collection of nearly 100 vintage WW2 matchbooks is unheard of. This is a fantastic collection that will display beautifully framed.
USS Tennessee - Battleship Row
The USS Tennessee was the lead ship of her class of battleships. She was launched in April 1919 and served in various places before arriving at San Pedro, California, where she spent the next 19 years.
The USS Tennessee was sent to the Pacific in 1940 along with the other battleships, as part of President Roosevelt’s plan to deter Japanese expansion. Moored next to the USS West Virginia, the Tennessee was damaged during the Pearl Harbor attack but was repaired and modernized.
USS West Virginia - Battleship Row
The USS West Virginia was commissioned in December 1923. She took part in training and tactical development operations until 1939, and was sent to Pearl Harbor in 1940.
On Dec 7, 1941, the USS West Virginia was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, killing 106 crew members. In May 1942, the ship was salvaged and sent away to be repaired. She would later play a key role in many Pacific battles, and was present at Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender.
USS Oklahoma - Battleship Row
The USS Oklahoma was a Nevada-class battleship commissioned in 1916. She served in WWI, protecting convoys crossing the Atlantic. Modernized in the late 1920s, Oklahoma was sent to the Pacific in the late 1930s.
On December 7, 1941, Oklahoma's port (left) side was hit by eight torpedoes at the very start of the attack. In less than twelve minutes, she rolled over until her masts touched the bottom, trapping hundreds of men inside and under the water. Four hundred twenty-nine crew members died. Of those trapped inside, only 32 could be rescued.
USS Pennsylvania - Drydocked
The USS Pennsylvania was commissioned in June 1916 and attached to the Atlantic Fleet. In 1922, she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet for fleet tactics and battle practice.
The USS Pennsylvania was in drydock undergoing repairs on December 7, 1941. She was one of the first ships to open fire on the Japanese planes. Pennsylvania was bombed and badly strafed; 31 service members aboard were killed. The USS Pennsylvania was repaired in March 1942 and sent back into service in the Pacific.
USS Pennsylvania - Damaged gun
USS Oklahoma - Sunk, total loss
USS Tennessee - Minor Damage
USS West Virginia - Sunk, floated, rebuilt by July 1944
USS Dale - Undamaged
USS Monaghan - Undamaged
General condition of the match books is very good to excellent with vibrant colors. It was common for sailors to trade match books with sailors from other ships as a way to document their tour's during the war. Some of these matchbooks are exceptionally rare, especially the ones from sunken ships such as the ones from Pearl Harbor. Having a collection of nearly 100 vintage WW2 matchbooks is unheard of. This is a fantastic collection that will display beautifully framed.
USS Tennessee - Battleship Row
The USS Tennessee was the lead ship of her class of battleships. She was launched in April 1919 and served in various places before arriving at San Pedro, California, where she spent the next 19 years.
The USS Tennessee was sent to the Pacific in 1940 along with the other battleships, as part of President Roosevelt’s plan to deter Japanese expansion. Moored next to the USS West Virginia, the Tennessee was damaged during the Pearl Harbor attack but was repaired and modernized.
USS West Virginia - Battleship Row
The USS West Virginia was commissioned in December 1923. She took part in training and tactical development operations until 1939, and was sent to Pearl Harbor in 1940.
On Dec 7, 1941, the USS West Virginia was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, killing 106 crew members. In May 1942, the ship was salvaged and sent away to be repaired. She would later play a key role in many Pacific battles, and was present at Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender.
USS Oklahoma - Battleship Row
The USS Oklahoma was a Nevada-class battleship commissioned in 1916. She served in WWI, protecting convoys crossing the Atlantic. Modernized in the late 1920s, Oklahoma was sent to the Pacific in the late 1930s.
On December 7, 1941, Oklahoma's port (left) side was hit by eight torpedoes at the very start of the attack. In less than twelve minutes, she rolled over until her masts touched the bottom, trapping hundreds of men inside and under the water. Four hundred twenty-nine crew members died. Of those trapped inside, only 32 could be rescued.
USS Pennsylvania - Drydocked
The USS Pennsylvania was commissioned in June 1916 and attached to the Atlantic Fleet. In 1922, she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet for fleet tactics and battle practice.
The USS Pennsylvania was in drydock undergoing repairs on December 7, 1941. She was one of the first ships to open fire on the Japanese planes. Pennsylvania was bombed and badly strafed; 31 service members aboard were killed. The USS Pennsylvania was repaired in March 1942 and sent back into service in the Pacific.
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