Comments on: Antiques Auction Forum: Ron Burkey on Hot Militaria Trends http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/antiques-auction-forum-ron-burkey Get the Most from Your Antiques & Collectibles Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Dan McCreedy http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/antiques-auction-forum-ron-burkey/comment-page-1#comment-102530 Dan McCreedy Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:26:06 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2501377#comment-102530 I recently acquired some items from a family. They stated that the items were from a Richard B. Shepard and that he had been a navy seal hard hat diver during the Vietnam war. The items included a black beret with a special forces patch, his divers manual with his name written on the cover, a wooden plaque with a bronze applique with a picure of a hard hat diver and the term "HOIST - RS40" on the applique and his watch, which is a Seiko automatic chronograph. The plaque I am assuming is from his time aboard the USS Hoist salvage vessel. I'm curious how I go about finding out if he was really a Seal and have searched the internet to no avail. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you, Dan McCreedy I recently acquired some items from a family. They stated that the items were from a Richard B. Shepard and that he had been a navy seal hard hat diver during the Vietnam war. The items included a black beret with a special forces patch, his divers manual with his name written on the cover, a wooden plaque with a bronze applique with a picure of a hard hat diver and the term “HOIST – RS40″ on the applique and his watch, which is a Seiko automatic chronograph.

The plaque I am assuming is from his time aboard the USS Hoist salvage vessel.

I’m curious how I go about finding out if he was really a Seal and have searched the internet to no avail. Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you,
Dan McCreedy

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